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ANIMAL CASTEATION. 



Fio. G.— Needle for 

 the suture of the 

 muscular wound. 



ward to the epididymis. The gu- 

 bernaculuin may also serve as a 

 guide, but it is harder to detect 

 than the cord. 



In the very rare cases where the 

 testicle is held by peritoneal ad- 

 hesions, it must be loosened with 

 the fingers. In those not less un- 

 common, where, having undergone 

 cystic degeneration, it has acquired 

 large dimensions, the testicle is 

 drawn near the peritoneal open- 

 ing, punctured with a fine trocar 

 and then extracted. 



Fourth Step. — Ablation of the Tes- 

 ticle. — Excise the organ slowly 

 with the ecraseur, after placing 

 an hemostatic clamp above the 

 point of section. If there is dan- 

 ger that the stump has been in- 

 fected or soiled in any way, have 

 it purified before returning it in 

 the abdomen (Fig. F). 



Fifth Step.— Suture ef the Mus- 

 cnlitr WiiUKil. — If only a narrow 

 perforation has been made through 

 the snjall oblique, suture is not 

 necessary ; still it is better to close 

 it with a mounted curved needle 

 (Fig. G). One or two stitches are 

 applied. 



