PARAPHIMOSIS 101 



Tumors of the Prostate 



Carcinoma, adenoma, and sarcoma are the prin- 

 cipal new growths affecting the prostate and during 

 life can be differentiated from hypertrophy of that 

 organ only by the gradual loss of condition and 

 emaciation of the patient. 



Treatment is useless, as the surgical removal of 

 the prostate is not possible. 



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Phimosis 



Phimosis is the contraction of the prepuce over 

 the free end of the penis. It is often congenital, 

 but is sometimes caused by injury to the prepuce, 

 and subsequent inflammatory swelling, that leaves 

 it thickened or contracted. 



Treatment. — Remedial measures are necessary 

 only when the constriction interferes with coitus, and 

 is usually attempted only in stud dogs. It consists 

 in enlarging the opening of the prepuce with a 

 probe-pointed bistoury, sufficiently to allow free 

 protrusion of the penis. 



Paraphimosis 



Paraphimosis is the opposite condition from phimo- 

 sis — constriction of the prepuce behind the glans 

 penis. This usually occurs after coitus, the swelling 

 of the glans during the act of copulation making it 

 impossible for the animal to withdraw the penis into 

 the prepuce. 



Treatment. — First of all, treatment consists in trying 

 to. reduce the swollen glans penis with cold astrin- 

 gent lotions and pressure exerted on the end of the 

 penis, while at the same time an effort is made to 

 push the prepuce forward over the glans. These 

 medns failing, the constricted portion must be di- 

 vided with a probe-pointed bistoury, as in phimosis. 



