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Hydrocele (diagnostic test (check for tenderness in the scrotum and shine…
Hydrocele
diagnostic test
check for tenderness in the scrotum and shine a light through the scrotum. This is called transillumination.
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ultrasound to check for hernias, tumors,
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risk factors
Infection, including a sexually transmitted infection (STI)
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defination
is a type of swelling in the scrotum that occurs when fluid collects in the thin sheath surrounding a testicle 
Patophysiology
is a painless accumulation of clear yellow fluid in the scrotal sac.its manifestation of a developmental defect, where the peritoneal sleeve, which leads the testes in their descent from the abdominal cavity into the pelvic cavity to finally form the tunica vaginalis. a hydrocele can conceal a testicular tumour or inguinal hernia