The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy.

  • Marcy, Henry O. (Henry Orlando), 1837-1924.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia / by Henry O. Marcy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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    PREFACE In offering the following work to the profession, the author has been actuated by the belief that there exists the necessity for the better instruction of the surgeon, as well as of the general practitioner, upon the anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia. Nearly a century ago Sir Astley Cooper commenced his monumental labors for the better elucidation of this important subject, which resulted in his monograph, replete with illustrations, copies in full size of his anatomical dissections, made with the most painstaking care. This work was soon after followed by the scarcely less valuable treatises of Scarpa and Cloquet. The student of to-day can consult only with great difficulty these valuable works, since even our large libraries are but exceptionally supplied with them. The contributions of the last generation have added little of importance to the anatomical or pathological investigations of the subject, and a lifetime devoted to the purpose, under the most favorable circumstances, could scarcely enable one to dupli- cate the work so well accomplished by these distinguished authors. I have felt that I could hardly render a better service than by furnishing well- executed copies of the magnificent illustrations contained in these rare volumes, the value of which will certainly be appreciated by every member of the medical profes- sion. Even in the days of Mr. Cooper the expense of his illustrative artistic work exceeded five thousand pounds sterling. Owing to the liberality of the Messrs. Apple- ton, I have been able to reproduce, by the very best processes of modern art, what- ever illustrations have seemed to me of especial value, including, besides the works of these famous masters, the beautiful plates from Camper, Darrach, Langenbeck, Bour- gery, Blandin, Cruveilhier, Guthrie, Gay, and others. The subject of hernia is invested with new interest owing to the revolutionary methods of modern surgery, which make operative measures comparatively safe when