the rectum. In the aard-vark the testes occupy an intermediate position within the inguinal canal, but here there is reason to believe that they descend into the scrotum during the mating season. The testes of active creatures like ungulates, carnivores, and primates lie within a post-penile scrotum, where they are free from violent changes in pressure and are kept in the position of greatest s...

Retractile testes [1] Prepubertal boys can have an exaggerated cremasteric reflex. The testis may retract out of the scrotum in the cold, on examination, on excitement or on physical activity. It is normal and will descend when relaxed and warm, or it can be manipulated back into the scrotum. Retractile testes do not need any treatment but do need close follow-up until puberty, as they can beco...

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ELEPHANTIASIS SCROTI COMPLICATED WITH REDUCIBLE SCROTAL HERNIA, 1st BY PERFORMING A MODIFICATION OF WOOD'S OPERATION ON THE HERNIA; AND 2ndlt, BY EXCISION OF THE DISEASED SCROTUM. Case I.? Aheer, u Mahoinedan cultivator, aged 40 years, who Lad long been in bad health, was admitted into Mr. Cntcliffe's ward on the 28th November, 1871, with elephantiasis of the scrotum of tw...

Hydrocele testis is an accumulation of clear fluid between the tunica vaginalis (Pic. 1) and testis (Pic. 2). Adult-onset primary non-communicating hydrocele testis causes progressive swelling and local discomfort on the affected side of the scrotum, and this has been attributed to the enhanced secretion and defective absorption of fluid in the space between the tunica vaginalis and testis. The...

Hydrocele testis is an accumulation of clear fluid between the tunica vaginalis (Pic. 1) and testis (Pic. 2). Adult-onset primary non-communicating hydrocele testis causes progressive swelling and local discomfort on the affected side of the scrotum, and this has been attributed to the enhanced secretion and defective absorption of fluid in the space between the tunica vaginalis and testis. The...