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200年以上前の書であるにもかかわらず、精緻で見事な銅版画と、その解説は、今日も鼡径ヘルニア手術の基礎として重視されており、現代の外科医・解剖医と医学教育に必備。

Astrey Cooper, F.R.S.

Illustrated by Plates（銅版画）

Ⅰ The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of Inguinal and Congenital Hernia (PartⅠ）

　　vi, 60pages, 11Plates, 1804，London

Ⅱ The Anatomy and Surgical Treatment of Crural and Umbilical Hernia, &c. &c. （PartⅡ）

     ⅲ, 90pages, 17Plates,1807, London

＜Contents＞

PART Ⅰ

1. Genaral Description of Hernia
2. Of the Anatomy of the Parts concerned with Inguinal Hernia
3. Of the Inguinal Hernia
4. Of the Causes of Hernia
5. Of the Reducible Hernia, and Use of Trusses
6. Of the Irreducible Hernia
7. Of the Stangulated Hernia
8. Of the Treatment of Stangulated Hernia
9. Circumstances to be considered previous to the Oparation
10. Of the Operation for Inguinal Hernia
11. Mortification of the Intestine
12. Of the Treatment after the Return of the protruded Parts
13. Of very large Herniae
14. Of Small Inguinal Herniae
15. Of the Inguinal Hernia on the innner Side of the Epigastric Artery
16. Of Hernia in the Female
17. On the Congenital Hernia, or Hernia Tunicae Vaginalis Testis

PART Ⅱ

1. Of the Structure of the Parts concerned with Crural Hernia
2. Of the Symptoms and Dissection Crural Hernia
3. Of the Reducible and Irreducible Crural Hernia
4. Treatment of Strangulated Crural Hernia and Operation
5. Of the Varieties of Crural Hernia
6. Of the Operation inwards
7. Cases of Crural Hernia

1. Of the Symptoms and Causes of Umbilical Hernia
2. Of the Reducible and Irreducible Umbilical Hernia
3. Of the stangulated Umbilical Hernia

             Causes of Umbilical Hernia

             Of the Ventral Hernia

             Of the Pudental Hernia

             Of the Vaginal Hernia

             Of the Perineal Hernia

             Of the Thyroideal Hernia

             Of the Cystic Hernia

             Of the Ischiatic Hernia

             Of the Phrenic Hernia

             Of the Mesenteric Hernia

             Of the Mesocolic Hernia

             Of the Stangulated Intestine