SEQUELAE OF CASTRATION 



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sharp-pointed bistoury the point of the sheath (antei-ior portion) may be 

 punctured at several dependent sites in order to allow the accumulated 

 fluid to ooze out. In scarifying the sheath the blade of the knife should' 

 be guarded with the tliuml) to prevent too deep puncturing. 



PARAPHIMOSIS 



Prolapse of the penis (Fig. 54) may result from extensive inflamma- 

 tion and swelling of the spermatic cords (funieulitis) and extensive edema 



Fig. 55 — A well developed schirrous cord. 



of the sheath. Generally the penis protrusion is merely a temporary affair, 

 and as soon as the swelling and inflammation of the spermatic cords, 

 sheath and scrotum subside the penis assumes its normal position in the 

 sheath. 



