Archive image from page 213 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0402todd Year: 1849 998 TESTICLE (ABNORMAL ANATOMY). they constitute the form of hydrocele, called from its original seat, encysted hydrocele of the epididymis. I have observed this description of hydrocele in all its various modifications, from the enlargement simply of a single cyst to the complication occasioned by the varied de- velopment of several. As a cyst enlarges the epididymis becomes flattened, and displaced to one side, whilst the testicle is found either in front
Archive image from page 213 of The cyclopædia of anatomy and. The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology cyclopdiaofana0402todd Year: 1849 998 TESTICLE (ABNORMAL ANATOMY). they constitute the form of hydrocele, called from its original seat, encysted hydrocele of the epididymis. I have observed this description of hydrocele in all its various modifications, from the enlargement simply of a single cyst to the complication occasioned by the varied de- velopment of several. As a cyst enlarges the epididymis becomes flattened, and displaced to one side, whilst the testicle is found either in front or at the bottom. It is sometimes at the side, but rarely at the posterior part of the swelling. In the above woodcut (fig. 640.) of a spe- cimen in the London Hospital Museum, the cyst is above the testicle, which is so dis- placed by it that its anterior edge is directed downwards. The tumour is generally of smaller size than a simple hydrocele, the fluid commonly not exceeding three or four ounces in quantity. I have, however, removed as much as thirty-two ounces from a single cyst. When the hydrocele is composed of several cysts, they are seldom of large size, but form a cluster more or less complicated and irre- gular, according to their size and number. A curious sacculated arrangement produced by the development of numerous contiguous cysts may be seen in the annexed figure, (fig. 641.) taken from a preparation dissected by Fig. 641. myself: part of the walls of the cysts are cut away to exhibit their interiors. The cysts are liable to inflammation, which causes more or less alteration in the quality and appearance of the fluid contained in them. The fluid may become albuminous and assume the straw or amber colour of ordinary hydrocele; and the cyst may contain lymph, form adhesions, or be lined with a false membrane, the fluid being thick and turbid. The cysts sometimes also become filled with blood, constituting a variety of haematocele. 2. A cyst may form betwee
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