A new method of operating for the femoral hernia / translated from the Spanish of Don Antonio de Gimbernat, Surgeon to the King of Spain; with plates. To which are added by the translator, queries respecting a safer method of performing inoculation, and the treatment of certain fevers.

  • Gimbernat, Antonio de, 1734-1816.
Date:
1795
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Credit: A new method of operating for the femoral hernia / translated from the Spanish of Don Antonio de Gimbernat, Surgeon to the King of Spain; with plates. To which are added by the translator, queries respecting a safer method of performing inoculation, and the treatment of certain fevers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    male. I am peifuaded, that an hand lefs dexterous and lefs in pradice than Mr. Beirsy could not have avoided dividing them; and as, there is left only a thin lamina between the edge of the indru- ment and the veifels above mentioned, I will venture to affirm, that he will not \ be equally fuccefsful in all the cafes in which he ffiall follow this method. Al- though, therefore, the internal edge of the crural arch will be cut, I would earneflly diffuade from this mode of operating, on account of the imminent danger attend- ing it, I * Evidence infavour of the Author s method, ¥ I ffiould not propofe my new method with fo much confidence, if I had not in its favour the fuccefsful event of two cafes, in which I pradifed it in Barcelona in 1772 and 1773. My patients were female. I regret that my travels have prevented