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tion. This being done, the operator with clean 

 hands gives a short final scrub to the operative 

 field which is then subjected to an application of 

 the bichloride solution and an operative sheet 

 spread over the belly and scrotal region so that 

 the opening comes over the line where the in- 

 cision is to be made. The area of the incision is 

 then painted with tincture of iodine, a quick, 

 practical and efficient means of producing sur- 

 face asepsis. 



The Incision. — The routes by which the ab- 

 dominal cavity is entered by cryptorchid cas- 

 trators may be clased into three general groups, 

 viz.: 



1. Through the inguinal canal. 



2. Directly through the belly wall in the neigh- 

 borhood of the internal ring. 



3. Directly through the belly wall in the upper 

 flank region. 



There are a number of varieties of each group, 

 each of the numerous operators varying the 

 process to suit his individual taste. 



The method that I prefer is the inguinal canal 

 route. The technic of entering the abdominal 



