| Title: | Scrotum |
| Original Title: | Scrotum |
| Volume and Page: | Vol. 14 (1765), pp. 814–815 |
| Author: | Louis, chevalier de Jaucourt (biography) |
| Translator: | Lynette Mayman [Seaholm High School, Birmingham, MI] |
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Medicine
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| Citation (MLA): | Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de. "Scrotum." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Lynette Mayman. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2005. Web. [fill in today's date in the form 18 Apr. 2009 and remove square brackets]. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.496>. Trans. of "Scrotum," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, vol. 14. Paris, 1765. |
| Citation (Chicago): | Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de. "Scrotum." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project. Translated by Lynette Mayman. Ann Arbor: Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.did2222.0000.496 (accessed [fill in today's date in the form April 18, 2009 and remove square brackets]). Originally published as "Scrotum," Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, 14:814–815 (Paris, 1765). |
Scrotum, disease of. 1st: This loose sac is formed by shared integuments, is suspended from the peritoneum, from the groin and the penile shaft, and is divided in two by a wall and covers the testicles: this sac is called the scrotum . It is attacked by different diseases, all of which have their particular names.
2nd: Injuries to the scrotum , erysipelas, inflammation, ulceration, excoriation, itching, are easy to diagnose and demand the same treatment as these diseases in general. Any loosening of the sacs indicates a truss or support.
3rd: The aqueous humor inside the integuments or which collects in one or other of the scrotal cavities or in both, or even in the sac forming an extension of the peritoneum, is called a hydrocele . This dropsy must be treated by supporting the whole expanse of the scrotum without compressing the spermatic cord veins, and by applying calming medicine. It is also possible to create an opening in this part and draw out the humor, provided at the same time one prevents further complication by means of the treatment.
4th: If other types of hernias of the scrotum contain air, or if they are in the sac formed by the peritoneum, or in the descending intestine, then these are called pneumatoceles . They must be replaced in the abdomen and kept in place with a bandage.
5th: Tumors of the testicle or of the pyramidal body, which are varicose and flesh-covered, are called varicocele, circocele and sarcocele , and must be treated according to the general method suitable for this type of disease.