Hydrocele

Testicular hydrocele refers to the accumulation of excessive fluid between the two layers of the inherent sheath of the testis. Most hydrocele have no obvious cause and are called primary hydrocele. Its occurrence and development are relatively slow. The patient may be asymptomatic. Due to scrotal trauma, inflammation or tumor of testis and paratestis, and hydrocele caused by filariasis, it is called secondary hydrocele. It often has the symptoms of the primary lesion.

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