CASTRATION OF CRYPTORCHIDS. 
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CASTRATION OF CRYPTORCHIDS. 
By Prof. F. Mauri, of the Veterinary School of Toulouse, France 
(Continued from page 315). 
2d.—I nguinal Cryptorchidy. 
This includes four steps: First, the exposure of the in¬ 
guinal ring; second, the prehension of the testicle; third, 
its ablation ; and fourth, the cleaning of the wound. 
ist. The first step comprehends the same manipulations 
as in the abdominal operation. 
2. — The Prehension of the Testicle. — The organ is situated, 
more or less, high up in the inguinal tract. Sometimes it is 
down at the inguinal ring, and then easily taken hold of. 
When it has remained in the bottom of the groin, the. opera¬ 
tor carefully introduces the hand into the inguinal canal, as 
in abdominal cryptorchidy. Then one of two conditions is 
present: either the testicle, if the cord is sufficiently long, 
can be drawn down to the inguinal ring, or it remains well 
up in the inguinal canal. In the first case the operator pulls 
it to the ring, and incises the vaginal sac with the convex 
bistoury, as in the operation of castration with uncovered 
testicles. In the second case, the ablation of the organ must 
be effected while leaving it covered with the vaginal sac in 
the depth of the groin. 
3. — Ablation of the Testicle. —Enucleated from the vaginal 
sac and drawn out near the inguinal opening, the testicle is 
cut off in the usual way. If, on the contrary, the organ is 
still in the deep part of the inguinal tract, the ecraseur is used, 
applying it on the outside of the cord, constituting the cov¬ 
ered operation. In five cases I was obliged to use the ecraseur 
once, and in the four others the limited torsion. 
4. — Cleaning the Wound. —Free washing with cold water, 
and after drying, sprinkling the scrotal region with Van 
Swieten’s solution, as was recommended in the operation for 
abdominal cryptorchidy, will usually suffice. 
Subsequent Care and Sequeloe. —-When allowed to rise to his 
feet the animal is rubbed, covered with blankets, and taken 
to his stall, and tied up high for forty-eight hours to prevent 
