J Korean Surg Soc.
1997 Feb;52(2):305-307.
Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Childhood: Report of one case and review of the literatures
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hanyang University, Kuri Hospital, Kuri, Korea.
Abstract
- Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a collection of fluid in the tunica vaginalis, which extends from the scrotum to the abdominal cavity. The pathogenesis is unclear but the extension may be properitoneal or retroperitoneal, and the processus vaginalis is patent or not. Pressure alone cannot explain this phenomenon, but may coexist with a preformed abnormality of the tuica vasinalis. A case is presented of an unususlly large retroperitoneal mass which was extending from the right scrotal hydrocele discovered at operation. A complete surgical excision is made through both an inguinal and a transabdominal apprach.
