The relation of prolapse of the vagina to hernia : illustrated by two pedigrees / by Alban Doran.

  • Doran, Alban H. G. (Alban Henry Griffiths), 1849-1927.
Date:
[1884]
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Credit: The relation of prolapse of the vagina to hernia : illustrated by two pedigrees / by Alban Doran. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE RELATION OF TO HERNIA, ILLUSTRA GREES. GIN PEDI By Alban Doran. In calling tlie attention of tlie Society to tlie appended pedigrees, it is needless for me to enter into an elaborate discussion on tbe relation of intestinal hernia to prolapsus ani, floating kidney, pendulous belly, and uterine and ovarian displacements. The opinions of many scientific observers are already well known, and for some of the most recent additions to our knowledge of the affinities of different forms of displacement of the abdominal and pelvic viscera, I must refer the inquirer to the researches of Landau, collected in his work, ‘ Die Wanderniere der Frauen.’ The two following genealogical tables are of interest as tending to prove that prolapse of the vagina must be ranked as one of the numerous forms of displace- ment that are observed in families subject to a strong pre- disposition to hernia and its allies. For several years I have been struck with the frequency with which patients suffering from prolapse of the vagina have informed me that several of their male and female blood-relations were subject to “ ruptures in the groin ” or “ always wore a truss.” It is true that hernia is a very common infirmity and that the attention of a sufferer from prolapse would be turned to the subject of her relatives’ disorders, which she might otherwise have ignored. But in two cases, both attending as out-patients at the Samaritan Free Hospital, the family history of hernia was so marked that I con- sidered that the pedigrees would prove of some interest to the Society. The first case is that of an old married woman, who in- formed me that she “ had a falling of the womb for years.” The eldest of her three sons, aged twenty-nine, had been obliged to wear a truss for the last two years “ on account