The male generative organs in health and disease, from infancy to old age : being a complete practical treatise on the anatomy and physiology of the male system adapted for every man's own private use / by Frederick Hollick.

  • Hollick, Frederick, 1818-1900.
Date:
1853
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    and greater care is, therefore, needed not to wound it. A simple dressing of mild ointment, cr even of wet cloths, is all that is needed after the injection is withdrawn. Some practioners have used Selons, and others Galvanism, to cure Hydrocele, but though each method has been successful in some cases, yet they are not more so than the injection, which is much more simple, and causes much less pain. Either of these methods may, however, be tried, if that fails. After the water is drawn off, the Testicle should be carefully examined, as it can then be readily felt, because if there be any swelling of it, or any indications of cancer, the injection must not be thrown in till that has been benefically treated. In some persons the water will accumulate in spite of all, and it is necessary to discharge it fre- quently. In infants it will often disappear spon- taneously, without any treatment, but it rarely does so in adults, though I have known some in whom brisk exercise alor.a would disperse it. Sometimes this form of Hydrocele is congenial, or exists from birth. In these cases the fluid descends from the Abdomen, the opening between it and the Scrotum, by which the Testicle descend- ed, not having closed. Many persons have been deceived by this affection, and have taken it for a rupture, but a little careful examination will soon disclose the truth. By gently compressing the tumor the fluid will rise into the Abdomen, through the ring, and return again when the pressure is withdrawn. To a certain extent this trouble is more general than is supposed, and is frequently ascribed to wrong causes. It is advisable to have