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making an opening into the peritoneum. If the organs have 

 not been returned, another attempt may now be successful, 



Fig. 146. — Tumours in Inguinal Region (for comparison with 

 next figure). 



particularly if the exterior of the sac be carefully separated 

 from the surrounding skin b}' means of a scalpel handle or 



Fig. 147. — Inguinal Hernia. 



some blunt instrument. The extremity of the sac is seized 

 with a pair of pressure forceps — Spencer Wells' or Pean's 

 pattern of artery forceps (see Fig. 29) answer admirably — and 



