CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. ' COLIC,' ITS DEFINITION - I 



II. SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE ABDOMEN 6 



III. HOW TO EXAMINE THE PATIENT 2 1 



IV. ETIOLOGY : GENERAL PREDISPOSING CAUSES 28 

 V. ETIOLOGY : GENERAL EXCITING CAUSES 35 



VI. GASTRIC IMPACTION (GORGED STOMACH, GRASS 



STAGGERS, OR STOMACH STAGGERS) - 47 



VII. GASTRIC TYMPANY (gaSTRECTASIS, OR DILATA- 

 TION OF THE stomach) - i;2 

 VIII. RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH (gaSTRORRHEXIs) 73 

 IX. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOUBLE COLON 

 (impaction OF THE INTESTINES, IMPACTION 

 OF THE COLON, STOPPAGE OF THE BOVi^ELS) 80 

 X. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE PELVIC 



FLEXURE OF THE DOUBLE COLON 1 23 



XI. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SINGLE COLON 1 37 

 XII. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SMALL INTES- 

 TINES 147 



XIII. INTESTINAL IRRIGATION IN OBSTRUCTIONS OF 



THE COLON - 161 



XIV. THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL 



OBSTRUCTIONS - '73 



