. FIG. 63—Amputation of the penis showing needle inserted for a suture. V, Dorsal vessels of penis ; A, fibrous tunic of the corpus cavernosum ; S, skin ; CC, corpus cavernosum ; CS, corpus spongiosum of urethra ; U, urethra. the organ. A temporary elastic ligature, T, is then applied above the assistant's hand around the penis, or a piece of tape is looped around it above the hand and is made to serve both as a tourniquet and as a means for holding the penis, or the penis may be grasped in front of the ligature with double tenaculum forceps and held.

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