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This document provides an overview of hydrocele, including its definition, developmental anatomy, risk factors, classification, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, complications, differential diagnosis, management, and a clinical case scenario.

Hydrocele is a collection of fluid in the scrotum that results from a defect or irritation in the tunica vaginalis. It is usually painless and causes swelling of the scrotum. A hydrocele can be diagnosed based on physical exam findings like transillumination of the swollen area and ultrasound findings of a cystic mass around the testicle.

This document provides an overview of hydrocele, including its definition, developmental anatomy, risk factors, classification, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, complications, differential diagnosis, management, and a clinical case scenario.

Presentation Transcript. HYDROCELE • Defined as a collection of fluid within the tunica vaginalis of the testis. CASSIFICATION • 1. Congenital • 2. Primary • 3. Secondary. 1.

Hydrocele is a disorder in the production or reabsorption of fluids. Hydroceles can also be caused by trauma, infections, tumors, or operations like varicocele repair and hernia repairs. To know more, check the PDF.

Inguinal hernia is usually a reducible swelling with cry/cough impulse while a hydrocele is a tense cystic, clinically irreducible swelling without any impulse. Transillumination test is not reliable as can be present in both the cases. Why hydrocele is irreducible swelling? The pathogenesis...

Case report. An otherwise healthy 50-year-old male presented to the outpatient urology clinic for evaluation of a swollen left hemiscrotum. The initial presentation was painless but was beginning to interfere with the patient’s enjoyment of daily activities.

Hydrocele - Free download as Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. A hydrocele is a collection of fluid in the scrotum that results from an irritation or defect in the tunica vaginalis.

Introduction: Hydrocele is a fluid collection between tunica vaginalis and testis. Approximately 10% of testicular cancers occurs with a reactive hydrocele. Case report: A 64 year old male presented with a 30 year history of left hydrocele, progressively increasing.

Hydrocele is a collection of fluid within the processus vaginalis that causes swelling in the scrotum. It is usually caused by a failure of the processus vaginalis to completely fuse during development. Hydroceles can be communicating or non-communicating depending on whether the processus vaginalis remains open to the abdominal cavity.