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Hydrocele (Clinical Presentation (Testis are usually palpable but may be…
Hydrocele
Clinical Presentation
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Scrotal enlargement with a non-tender, smooth, cystic swelling
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Aetiology
Primary hydrocele
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Associated with a patient processes vaginalis, which typically resolves during the 1st year of life
Secondary hydrocele
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Secondary to - testis tumour, trauma, infection, TB, testicular torsion, generalised oedema
Pathophysiology
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Processus vaginalis fails to close, allow peritoneal fluid to communicate freely with the scrotal portion (communicating hydrocele)
Diagnosis
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Serum alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotrophin to help exclude malignant teratomas or other germ cell tumours
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