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Diseases of the Genital Organs 



Instruments. Scalpel, elastic ligature, strong silk suture, 

 strong piece of tape 1 m. long, artery and compression for- 



ceps. 



Technic. The operation is carried out on the recumbent 



Fig. 62 — Amputation of Penis. 



First stage of operation. T, Elastic ligature used as tourniquet ; CS, cor- 

 pus spongiosum of urethra ; S, skin ; CC, corpus cavelrnosum ; 

 U, urethra ; L, ligature ; C, catheter. 



animal, under local or general anaesthesia. The upper hind 

 foot is drawn backward or upward or otherwise so fixed as 

 not to obstruct the field of operation. The point of opera- 

 tion is determined by the character of the disease and the 



