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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prickly Pear" data-source="post: 7111566" data-attributes="member: 6877470">We can read from the following article on page 303:HISTORY OF INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR by R. Van Hee in <a href="http://www.jurnaluldechirurgie.ro/jurnal/docs/jurnal311/art%2001_vol%207_2011_nr%203.pdf" target="_blank">Jurnalul de Chirurgie, Iaşi, 2011, Vol. 7, Nr. 3, pp 301-319 [ISSN 1584 – 9341]</a>Guy de Chauliac (1298-1368) [did] borrow extensively from Albucasis’ textbook. For inguinal hernia he proposes six different treatments: 1. After skin incision, the hernia sac is transfixed and the distal spermatic cord with the testicle is amputated (method of Galen). 2. Cauterisation of the external swelling with the red hot iron (method of Albucasis). 3. Scar formation by using a ‘cauterium potentiale’, a plaster with escharotic capacity, as for instance arsenic (method of Theodoric of Cervia [1205-1298]). 4. Applying a transcutaneous suture around the spermatic cord, and tying it on an external wooden slat, until the cord becomes sectioned (method of Roger of Salerno [late 12th century]). 5. Incising the suprapubic area and introducing a hot iron cauter directly on the spermatic cord (method of Lanfranchi of Milan [?-1315]). 6. After incision, applying a golden thread around the spermatic cord, to tie it just enough to ensure closure of the hernia sac (method of Guy de Chauliac). Obviously, Kurzon better rely on traditional "Greater Restoration" rather than the medieval treatments. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

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