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CHAPTER IV. 



COMPLICATIONS ENCOUNTERED IN CASTRATION. 



Inguinal and Scrotal Hernia {Rupture) . 



Definition — Inguinal hernia is a condition where a loop of the 

 intestine and sometimes mesentery migrates or protrudes through 

 the internal abdominal ring into the inguinal canal. (See Fig. 32.) 



Pig 32 — Inguinal Hernia (Rupture). A A, Internal Abdominal Wall; B, Internal 

 Abdominal Ring; C, Spermatic Cord; D D, Intestine; E, Loop of Intestine in the 

 Inguinal Canal; F, Spermatic Cord in the Canal; G, Scrotum. 



Scrotal hernia is a condition where a loop of the intestine and 

 sometimes mesentery migrates or protrudes through the internal 



