CHAPTER IV. 



COMPLICATIONS ENCOUNTERED IN CASTRATION. 



Inguinal and Scrotal Hernia {Rupture). 



Definition — Ing-uinal hernia is a condition in whicli a loop of the 

 intestine and sometimes of the mesentery migrates or protrudes througli 

 the internal abdominal ring' into the inguinal canal. (Fig. -^2.) 



Scrotal hernia is a condition in whicli a loop of the intestine and some- 

 times of the mesentery migrates or protrudes through the internal abdom- 



Fig 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. 



