. Surgery, its principles and practice . Fig. 337.—Schematic Representation of Scrotal Tumors (Koenig).a, In acute orchitis; 6, in acute epididymitis; c, in periorchitis; T, testis; £, epididymis; tunica vaginalis propria. , or tail or both of the epididymis, which lump may disappear or persistpermanently. This fact is of the greatest importance, as it has beenfound that where this induration persists the canal of the epididymis ispermanently blocked, so that spermatozoa can no longer be furnished bythe involved organ. If this condition is bilateral, the individual is epidi
. Surgery, its principles and practice . Fig. 337.—Schematic Representation of Scrotal Tumors (Koenig).a, In acute orchitis; 6, in acute epididymitis; c, in periorchitis; T, testis; £, epididymis; tunica vaginalis propria. , or tail or both of the epididymis, which lump may disappear or persistpermanently. This fact is of the greatest importance, as it has beenfound that where this induration persists the canal of the epididymis ispermanently blocked, so that spermatozoa can no longer be furnished bythe involved organ. If this condition is bilateral, the individual is epididymitis is the most common cause of sterility in the male. Treatment.—The treatment in the acute stage is rest in the re-cumbent position with the support of the testicles well up over the ab-domen by means of a triangular bandage. The triangular bandage(Fig. 338) is the most important measure of treatment which can be em-ployed in acute inflammations of the testis. It must be properly put consists of a triangle of silk, musl
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