The practice of surgery . testicle; 3, testicle (Bevan inKeens Surgery). 4. Misplaced testicle: (a) in the perineum; (b) on the thigh belowPouparts ligament. He further points out that statistics show the deformity to occur atleast once in 500 male children. Bevan asserts also that an operation to bring the organ down intothe scrotum practically always is possible, and that there are few casesin which an operation is not indicated. As I have stated, I limit myoperations for proper placing of the organ to the case of boys, and believestrongly that the undescended testicle in a man should be exc
The practice of surgery . testicle; 3, testicle (Bevan inKeens Surgery). 4. Misplaced testicle: (a) in the perineum; (b) on the thigh belowPouparts ligament. He further points out that statistics show the deformity to occur atleast once in 500 male children. Bevan asserts also that an operation to bring the organ down intothe scrotum practically always is possible, and that there are few casesin which an operation is not indicated. As I have stated, I limit myoperations for proper placing of the organ to the case of boys, and believestrongly that the undescended testicle in a man should be excised. Bevans operation for undescended testicle is performed as follows—and the sketches adapted from Bevans article will illustrate the theme: Arthur Dean Bevan, The Surgical Treatment of Undescended Testicle, Med. Assoc, September 19, 1903. 30 466 GENITO-UKIXARY ORGANS Cut down upon the groin as though for the operation of inguinal hernia;open the inguinal canal, and lay bare the cord, testicle, and vaginal. Fig. 300.—Bevans operation—step 3. Showing vaginal process cut across above testis. process (the large peritoneal sac containing the testes, and continuouswith cavity). Open the sac, expose the testicle, and re-
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