The use of testicular lymphatics to bypass obstructed lymphatics in the dog

The lymphatics of the hind limb were surgically obstructed in dogs by a procedure that included radical femoral lymphadenectomy. The testis was transposed to the thigh by a modified Torek procedure in an effort to bypass the created lymphatic obstruction. Functionally significant lymphatic-lymphatic anastomoses between the lower limb lymphatics and the testicular lymphatics were visually demonstrated either by direct inspection or by lymphangiography in 11 of 15 cases.