Two cases of varicocele with undeveloped testicle : with remarks on the nature of varicocele ; and, A case of antiseptic osteotomy of the tibia in which rapidly fatal carbolic intoxication occurred / by A. Pearce Gould.

  • Gould, Sir Alfred Pearce, 1852-1922.
Date:
1881
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Credit: Two cases of varicocele with undeveloped testicle : with remarks on the nature of varicocele ; and, A case of antiseptic osteotomy of the tibia in which rapidly fatal carbolic intoxication occurred / by A. Pearce Gould. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    came on at tlie age of seven. Mr. Bryant (loc. cit.) has seen three or four cases of varicocele before puberty, one in a boy of seven. I have had one case in a boy of four, and another in a boy aged eleven. Landouzy gives the following statistics :— In 13 cases first noticed the varicocele between 9 and 15 years. In 29 „ „ 15 and 25 „ In 3 „ „ 25 and 35 „ Curling’s statistics are :— 2 cases between 10 and 15 years of age when they came under notice. 26 15 and 25 14 25 and 35 5 35 and 45 3 45 and 65 Gross says : ‘It often ■ now and then as early as eleven.’