HYDROCELFLUID FILLED SAC

SWELLING ON THE SCROTUM

ONE IN TEN MALE INFANTS

DISSAPEAR WITHOUT TREATMENT

FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

ARENT PAINFUL

NOT HARMFUL

REQUIRE NO TREATMENT

IF YOU HAVE SCROTAL SWELLING :

- TESTICULAR CANCER

- OTHER CONDITION

CAUSESBABY BOYS---A FEW WEEKS AFTER BIRTH.

EIGHTH MONTH OF GESTATION----TESTICLE

DESCEND ---ABDOMINAL CAVITY----

SCROTUM

A SAC (PROCESSUS VAGINALIS) ---ALLOWING

FLUID TO SURROUND

MOST CASES--- SAC CLOSES---FLUID IS ABSORBED

IF FLUID REMAINS AFTER THE SAC CLOSE---

NONCOMMUNICATING HYDROCELE

- USUALLY---FLUID GETS ABSORBED---ONE YEAR

SOME CASES---SAC REMAIN OPEN----

COMMUNICATING HEDROCELE

THE SAC CAN CHANGE SIZE

IN OLDER MALES---INFLAMATION

INJURY

RISK FACTORS:MOST HYDROCELECONGENITAL (AT BIRTH)

SECONDARY HYDROCELE---MAN 40 OR OLDER:

- SCROTAL INJURY

- INFECTION

- RADIATION THERAPY

TREATMENTBABY BOYS---DISAPPEAR IN ONE YEAR

IF PERSISTENT OR BECOME LARGER---

SURGICALLY

ADULT MALES---OFTEN DISAPEAR

LARGE ENOUGH---REQUIRE TREATMENT

---REMOVED

TREATMENT APPROACHES INCLUDE :

SURGICAL EXICISION

NEEDLE ASPIRATION