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RIGHT INGUINAL : 



Carcinoma or intussusception involving the caecum or 

 ileum. 



Inguinal hernia. 

 Appendicsecal tumor. 



HYPOGASTRIC : 



Obstruction, etc., of small intestine. 



Volvulus, etc., of sigmoid. 



A distended bladder. 



Distended ureter from impaction of a calculus at its 

 entrance into the bladder. 



A pregnant or enlarged uterus. 



A tumor of the ovary or one associated with a Fallo- 

 pian tube. 



LEFT INGUINAL: 



Obstruction of small intestine. 



Volvulus, etc., of sigmoid flexure. 



Inguinal hernia. 



The peritoneum has been considered when deal- 

 ing with the serous coverings and peritoneal attachments 

 of the different viscera, and, for operative work in peri- 

 tonitis the incision is generally made in the median line 

 immediately above the pubes. 



