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Vaginal hydrocele

MedGen UID:
506514
•Concept ID:
CN117565
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0100673

Definition

A type of hydrocele testis in which the processus vaginalis remains patent only around the testes, and, as fluid accumulates, it renders the testes impalpable. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Is aspiration and sclerotherapy treatment for hydroceles in the aging male an evidence-based treatment?
Taylor WSJ, Cobley J, Mahmalji W
Aging Male 2019 Sep;22(3):163-168. Epub 2018 Jan 16 doi: 10.1080/13685538.2018.1425987. PMID: 29336195
Treatment of varicocele in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Locke JA, Noparast M, Afshar K
J Pediatr Urol 2017 Oct;13(5):437-445. Epub 2017 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.07.008. PMID: 28851509
Diagnosis and treatment of the acute scrotum.
Galejs LE
Am Fam Physician 1999 Feb 15;59(4):817-24. PMID: 10068706

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Jaboulay's versus harmonic scalpel hydrocelectomy: prospective randomized controlled study.
Thakur DS, Saraf M, Kateha D, Verma A, Somashekar U
Int Urol Nephrol 2024 Jan;56(1):29-33. Epub 2023 Sep 1 doi: 10.1007/s11255-023-03768-x. PMID: 37656388
A comparison of a novel endoscopic "Su-Wang technique" with the open "Jaboulay's procedure" for the surgical treatment of adult primary vaginal hydrocele.
Lei J, Luo C, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Su X, Wang X
Sci Rep 2019 Jun 24;9(1):9152. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45229-5. PMID: 31235709Free PMC Article
Hidradenitis suppurativa: a disease with male predominance in Tunisia.
Mebazaa A, Ben Hadid R, Cheikh Rouhou R, Trojjet S, El Euch D, Mokni M, Zitouna M, Ben Osman A
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2009 Dec;18(4):165-72. PMID: 20043054
Open preperitoneal mesh repair of recurrent inguinal hernia.
Katri KM
Hernia 2009 Dec;13(6):585-9. doi: 10.1007/s10029-009-0520-3. PMID: 19572181
Hydrocelectomy under local anaesthesia in a Nigerian adult population.
Agbakwuru EA, Salako AA, Olajide AO, Takure AO, Eziyi AK
Afr Health Sci 2008 Sep;8(3):160-2. PMID: 19357743Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Acquired Lymphangiectasia of the Scrotum.
Chatterjee K, Sehgal VN, Koley S, Patra AC, Chatterjee G, Chaudhuri A
Skinmed 2018;16(5):337-339. Epub 2018 Nov 9 PMID: 30413230
Acute scrotum: Hansen's disease versus filariasis.
Vashisht D, Oberoi B, Venugopal R, Baveja S
Int J Mycobacteriol 2018 Apr-Jun;7(2):195-197. doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_60_18. PMID: 29900901
Hidradenitis suppurativa: a disease with male predominance in Tunisia.
Mebazaa A, Ben Hadid R, Cheikh Rouhou R, Trojjet S, El Euch D, Mokni M, Zitouna M, Ben Osman A
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2009 Dec;18(4):165-72. PMID: 20043054
Hydrocelectomy under local anaesthesia in a Nigerian adult population.
Agbakwuru EA, Salako AA, Olajide AO, Takure AO, Eziyi AK
Afr Health Sci 2008 Sep;8(3):160-2. PMID: 19357743Free PMC Article
External herniae: ventral herniae and summary.
Wosornu L
Trop Doct 1975 Apr;5(2):56-61. doi: 10.1177/004947557500500204. PMID: 1129850

Therapy

Jaboulay's versus harmonic scalpel hydrocelectomy: prospective randomized controlled study.
Thakur DS, Saraf M, Kateha D, Verma A, Somashekar U
Int Urol Nephrol 2024 Jan;56(1):29-33. Epub 2023 Sep 1 doi: 10.1007/s11255-023-03768-x. PMID: 37656388
A comparison of a novel endoscopic "Su-Wang technique" with the open "Jaboulay's procedure" for the surgical treatment of adult primary vaginal hydrocele.
Lei J, Luo C, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Su X, Wang X
Sci Rep 2019 Jun 24;9(1):9152. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45229-5. PMID: 31235709Free PMC Article
Acute scrotum: Hansen's disease versus filariasis.
Vashisht D, Oberoi B, Venugopal R, Baveja S
Int J Mycobacteriol 2018 Apr-Jun;7(2):195-197. doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_60_18. PMID: 29900901
Open preperitoneal mesh repair of recurrent inguinal hernia.
Katri KM
Hernia 2009 Dec;13(6):585-9. doi: 10.1007/s10029-009-0520-3. PMID: 19572181
Hydrocelectomy under local anaesthesia in a Nigerian adult population.
Agbakwuru EA, Salako AA, Olajide AO, Takure AO, Eziyi AK
Afr Health Sci 2008 Sep;8(3):160-2. PMID: 19357743Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Hidradenitis suppurativa: a disease with male predominance in Tunisia.
Mebazaa A, Ben Hadid R, Cheikh Rouhou R, Trojjet S, El Euch D, Mokni M, Zitouna M, Ben Osman A
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2009 Dec;18(4):165-72. PMID: 20043054
Open preperitoneal mesh repair of recurrent inguinal hernia.
Katri KM
Hernia 2009 Dec;13(6):585-9. doi: 10.1007/s10029-009-0520-3. PMID: 19572181

Clinical prediction guides

Hidradenitis suppurativa: a disease with male predominance in Tunisia.
Mebazaa A, Ben Hadid R, Cheikh Rouhou R, Trojjet S, El Euch D, Mokni M, Zitouna M, Ben Osman A
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2009 Dec;18(4):165-72. PMID: 20043054

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