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Axi^rAL Castratiox 



step of the ()i)erati(Hi consists in graspint;- testicle with k't't hand 

 and malving two pounds tension on its eord. With right hand 

 apply eniaseulator to the spermatic cord and force it (eniasculator) 

 well to the summit (top) of scrotum. By bringing handles to- 

 gether the cord and its coverings ai'e severed. The op])osite testi- 

 cle is likewise removed. 



Fig. 69 — Method of Operating in Which Apex (Bottom) of Scrotum Is Removed. G, H, 

 Testicles in Scrotum; I, Knife; J, Right Hand; K, Left Hand; L, Incision. 



(b) The other method of scrotal incisions (Fig. 69) consists in 

 grasi)ing apex (bottom) of scrotum with left hand and by com- 

 pressing it force the testicles uijward until the lower one-third of 

 the scrotum may be severed without injuring them. With knife in 

 right hand it is an easy affair to remove the lower one-third of 

 the scrotal sac. 



The tunica vaginalis containing the testicles drops outside the 



