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manner. With twitch applied and held by an assistant, two 

 fingers are introduced into the scrotal wound by forcing the lips 

 of the incision apart sufficiently to afford free scrotal and inguinal 

 canal drainage, after which irrigate the parts with antiseptic so- 

 lution. With a sharp-pointed bistoury the point of sheath (an- 

 terior portion) may be punctured at the several dependent sites 

 in order to allow the accumulated fluid to escape by oozing out. 

 In scarifying the sheath the blade of the knife should be guarded 

 with the thumb in such a way as to prevent too deep puncturing. 

 Paraphimosis— J^rolsipse of the penis (See Fig. 54) may re- 

 sult from extensive inflammation and swelling of the spermatic 



Fig. 54 — Paraphimosis Eight Days After Castration. 



cords (funiculitis) and extensive oedema of the sheath. Gen- 

 erally the penis protrusion is merely a temporary affair, and as 

 soon as the swelling and inflammation of the spermatic cords, 



