A case of hydrocele of the round ligament mistaken for and operated upon as a strangulated hernia : with remarks / by Chas. A. Hart.

  • Hart, Chas. A.
Date:
1872
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Credit: A case of hydrocele of the round ligament mistaken for and operated upon as a strangulated hernia : with remarks / by Chas. A. Hart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A CASE OF HYDROCELE OF THE ROUND LIGAMENT MISTAKEN FOR AND OP¬ ERATED UPON AS A STRANGULATED HERNIA, WITH REMARKS. March 3, 1867.—Mrs. P., aged about forty-five years, was thought by her family attendant, Dr. B., to have a strangulated femoral hernia; he called upon Dr. J. M. C. to operate for him, who, after having visited the patient, called upon Dr. R. Nelson to mention the case, and consult with him, giving him the following imperfect history: u She had had more than one child: she thinks that the tumor in her right groin appeared about fifteen years ago, after straining in labor; she had never been able to reduce it, nor had it ever given her pain or inconvenience.” What her present illness may be, Dr. C. does not know; he has seen her only once, having been called by her family-doctor to operate for strangulated femoral hernia, which is all he has to do in the case. Dr. C. suspects chronic incarceration, and at present strangulation, because the patient has vomited once. He has tried taxis ineffectually. He says, “ It is surprising how soft the tumor is, and remarkably thin the parietes are.”