The surgical diseases of the genito-urinary organs including syphilis . pressed up against thepubis, with slight upward traction. The point may now be felt tosettle down and adapt itself to the sub-pubic curve, whence on, theweight of the instrument, properly directed, should carry it into thebladder. As soon as the curvelies well against the sym-physis, the scrotum, tes-ticles, and penis should bedropped ; the hand whichheld them takes the instru-ment, simply steadies itin the median line, andgradually carries the shaftaway from the abdomen(Fig. 17), making the han-dle describe the arc of aci
The surgical diseases of the genito-urinary organs including syphilis . pressed up against thepubis, with slight upward traction. The point may now be felt tosettle down and adapt itself to the sub-pubic curve, whence on, theweight of the instrument, properly directed, should carry it into thebladder. As soon as the curvelies well against the sym-physis, the scrotum, tes-ticles, and penis should bedropped ; the hand whichheld them takes the instru-ment, simply steadies itin the median line, andgradually carries the shaftaway from the abdomen(Fig. 17), making the han-dle describe the arc of acircle, and depressing theshaft between the thighsuntil it lies nearly in the same plane with them. No pushing movement should be impartedto the instrument during this time. The handle is simply made todescribe the arc of a circle, and the point in a healthy urethra cannot go astray. While the instrument is being depressed between thethighs, the free hand is employed in pressing down upon the monsveneris and root of the penis (Fig. 18), to stretch the suspensory liga-. FiG. 17. CATHETERISM. 37
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