. Abdominal hernia : its diagnosis and treatment. dard, from licc/fs Imperfectly Descended Testicle.) form the sheath of the cord; these fascial layers are onlydemonstrated by the most minute dissection, and are unim-portant in the present consideration of the subject. The gubernacuhiin testis is a bundle of fascia containingmuscular fibres, which are attached to the testicle at one endand in the scrotum at the other. At its lower end a few fibrespass ofif towards the thigh and some go to the perineum. It isthese fibres outside the scrotum that are believed to be active inguiding the testicle
. Abdominal hernia : its diagnosis and treatment. dard, from licc/fs Imperfectly Descended Testicle.) form the sheath of the cord; these fascial layers are onlydemonstrated by the most minute dissection, and are unim-portant in the present consideration of the subject. The gubernacuhiin testis is a bundle of fascia containingmuscular fibres, which are attached to the testicle at one endand in the scrotum at the other. At its lower end a few fibrespass ofif towards the thigh and some go to the perineum. It isthese fibres outside the scrotum that are believed to be active inguiding the testicle into abnormal positions in some action of the gubernaculuni testis is not perfecly under- 36 ABDOMINAL HERNIA. stood, and it is not well known whether it aids in the descentof the testicle by a contractile force, or merely serves as aguide in a process that is carried out by some other methodof development. The accompanying illustrations (Eccles) clearly illus-trate two distinct types; one (fig. 7) showing the testicle just Fig. A left testis lying in the perineum.—The testis was the size of an almond, and its compo-nent parts could be readily made out through the skin. The left half of the scrotum wasundeveloped. The right testis was of normal size in the right half of the scrotum. {GoJardfrom Eccles Imperfectly Descended Testicle.) outside of the abdominal wall with the overhing tissues turnedback. It also graphically shows the action of the gubernac-ulum testis upon the scrotal wall. The other illustration () shows a small testicle lodged in the perineum, and thescrotum on the left side undeveloped. Dr. W. B. Coley hascalled the hernia that sometimes develops with this formof mal-descent iiiguino-pcriucal hernia. Still another posi- DESCENT OF THE TESTICLE. 37 tion is shown in fig. 9, where the testicle has descended intothe tissues of the thigh, presenting in Scarpas triangle theappearance of femoral hernia. Fig. 10 shows a testicle lodgedjust outsi
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