Orchidopexy.

England, c.198?

1 positive film reel (05 mins.) : silent; colour

More material relating to the Graves Medical Audiovisual Library is in the Wellcome Library reference SA/GMR.

One of several films created as a result of the research work carried out by F. T. (Frederick Thomas) Graves between 1952 and 1986 at University College Hospital, Kings College Hospital and Staffordshire General Infirmary. F. T. Graves was the brother of John Graves (1923-1980) who set up the Graves Medical Audiovisual Library with his wife Valerie.

From accompanying notes: 'An incision is made in the inguinal region and the undescended testicle is located in the subcutaneous tissue near the external inguinal ring. - Dissection of the testicle from the surrounding tissue and removal of the gubernacular adhesives. - The inguinal canal is opened by an incision in the external oblique muscle which overlies it. Gradual separation, recognition and then division of the cremaster muscle fibres is carried out, having first identified and preserved both the vas and the blood-supply to the testicle. - Eventually, and especially after anchoring fibres near the internal inguinal ring have been divided, the testicle is sufficiently free to enter and stay in the scrotum without tension. - The retaining stitch (on the elastic band) is merely to keep the testicle in situ and to prevent it from rotating in the scrotum. It is not intended that it should pull on the organ, with any force.'

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