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the tendinous Slits of the external oblique Mufcles in the 
inguinal Rupture, or tendinous Opening in the Navel, 
which upon thefe feldom is found inflam'd, and can 
never contrad fo fuddenly, as to obftrud the Return of 
the Gut into the Abdomen, when the Omentum is 
abfent : Agreeable to which, it is rare to find any 
ftrangulated Rupture that is not attended by it. 
The fatty Subftance of the Omentum fubjeds it to 
Inflammations, Suppurations, and Putrefadions, that 
contaminate the neighbouring Parts. It wants that 
elaftic Springinefs the Guts have, which favour the 
Redudion in Ruptures. It frequently flays behind 
when the Guts are reduced, and therefore bars the 
Patient not only from the Benefit of retentive Tcufles 
he ftands in need of for his Security, but it direds the 
Gut into the Rupture where it lies, the Guts being moft 
apt to Aide down along it; and when it is fix'd in the 
Rupture, it too often pulls and draws into it the 
Coecum and Colon it is attach'd to, and even the Sto r 
mach itfelf, in proportion as the Quantity of it in 
the Rupture happens to be more or lefs ; and therefore 
the umbilical Ruptures are moft dangerous of any * 
for as the Omentum lies over the Guts, fo it is always 
prefs'd in foremoft, in the Ruptures of this Part, 
which, when large, will alfo caufe an Elongation of 
the Fundus of the Bladder that way, and a Difficulty 
of Urine, in proportion as the Urachus attach'd there 
isftretched forwards towards the Navel. 
The Pain attending the Frolapfus , foon fwells the 
Vefiels of the Omentum , and that will fill up the Aper- 
tures in the abdominal Mufcles, through which the 
Vifcera are fallen out, prevent their Return, and 
bring on an Inflammation. If, by plentiful bleeding, 
the 
