Excerpt from The Association of Inguinal Hernia With the Descent of the Testis: Delivered Before the Royal College of Surgeons, December 12, 1900 I would therefore suggest that all inguinal hernia dependent on, or associated with, some faulty con genital development of the vaginal process should be classed under the general heading of congenital hernia, which may, with advantage, be subdivided into the following varieties based on their anatomical features. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.