A Treatise On Ruptures

William Lawrence

• Publisher: Moulton Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447498452
• Print ISBN:
  9781446055342

Originally published in 1838, this book offers a fascinating insight into the history of medical treatment, containing extensive information on the treatment of ruptures. This book will make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in medical history. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Half title
• Chapter. I.—General description of ruptures; enumeration of the various species; formation and principal varieties of the complaint
• Chapter. II.—Causes of ruptures
• Chapter. III.—Symptoms of ruptures in their various states.
• Chapter. IV.—Causes and different species of strangulation; and prognosis of strangulated hernia
• Chapter. V.—Treatment of reducible ruptures
• Chapter. VI.—The radical cure of ruptures
• Chapter. VII.—Treatment of irreducible ruptures
• Chapter. VIII.—Treatment of strangulated ruptures
• Chapter. IX.—Anatomy of inguinal ruptures
• Chapter. X.—Symptoms and diagnosis of inguinal ruptures
• Chapter. XI.—Operation for strangulated inguinal hernia
• Chapter. XII.—Mortification of the intestine in ruptures and its treatment
• Chapter. XIII.—Omental ruptures
• Chapter. XIV.—Anatomical description of the femoral rupture
• Chapter. XV.—Symptoms and diagnosis of the femoral rupture
• Chapter. XVI.—Treatment of the femoral rupture
• Chapter. XVII.—On umbilical ruptures
• Chapter. XVIII.—On congenital ruptures.
• Chapter. XIX.—On ventral ruptures
• Chapter. XX.—Hernia of the bladder, or cystocele
• Chapter. XXI.—Perineal rupture
• Chapter. XXII.—Vaginal rupture
• Chapter. XXIII.—Rupture at the foramen ovale of the pelvis
• Chapter. XXIV.—Ischiatic rupture
• Chapter. XXV.—Hernia of the diaphragm
• Chapter. XXVI.—Internal herniæ; strangulation of the bowels within the cavity of the abdomen