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Laparoscopic suture-less herniotomy using tissue-sealing device for paediatric hydrocele

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2020
Introduction: Laparoscopic herniotomy (LH) for hydrocele is an accepted procedure and provides advantages of contralateral diagnosis and repair with the same incisions.
Shashikant Verma, Vikesh Agrawal, Himanshu Acharya, Dhananjaya Sharma   +3 more
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Economic benefits and costs of surgery for filarial hydrocele in Malawi

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
BackgroundLymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in 72 countries of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. An estimated 25 million men live with the disabling effects of filarial hydrocele.
Larry Sawers, Eileen Stillwaggon, Hannah Betts   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

A Rare Case of a Young Girl With Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck Mimicking Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
A rare disorder in females called hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is brought on by the processus vaginalis failing to obliterate. We describe a 13‐year‐old girl who developed a type I hydrocele of the canal of Nuck after presenting with left inguino ...
Rajabu Athumani Bakari, Alfred Chibwae, Nanyokye Nasira Kidoko, Mwajabu Rashidi Mbaga, Zaitun M. Bokhary, Victor T. Ngotta   +5 more
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Abdominoscrotal hydrocele: A systematic review and proposed clinical grading

African Journal of Urology, 2018
Introduction: Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a rare hydrocele variant in pediatrics and adults. Besides the historical concerns, controversies in etiology and management of abdominoscrotal hydrocele warrant studying.
R.A. Gadelkareem
exaly   +4 more sources

Bilateral abdominoscrotal hydrocele in childhood [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2018
Introduction. Bilateral abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a rare entity in childhood. The etiology of abdominoscrotal hydrocele has not been fully clarified. The diagnosis is based on clinical examination, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.
Elek Zlatan, Mitrović Boban, Dimić Saša, Božović Aleksandar, Mladenović Jovan, Marjanović Zoran   +5 more
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A Mechanism for Chronic Filarial Hydrocele with Implications for Its Surgical Repair [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
BACKGROUND: Chronic hydrocele is the most common manifestation of bancroftian filariasis, an endemic disease in 80 countries. In a prospective study, we evaluated the occurrence of intrascrotal lymphangiectasia, gross appearance/consistency of the testis,
Joaquim Norões, Gerusa Dreyer
exaly   +2 more sources

Marriage, Sex, and Hydrocele: An Ethnographic Study on the Effect of Filarial Hydrocele on Conjugal Life and Marriageability from Orissa, India

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009
BackgroundLymphatic filariasis (LF), a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability, affects 120 million people globally. Hydrocele, one of the chronic manifestations of LF among 27 million people worldwide, causes economic and psychological ...
Bontha V Babu
exaly   +3 more sources

Global prevalence of hydrocele in infants and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Pediatric hydrocele is a congenital pathology commonly diagnosed in newborns. Also, untreated pediatric hydrocele can induce adverse permanent consequences in adulthood.
Nader Salari, Mahan Beiromvand, Reza Abdollahi, Fuzieh Khani Hemmatabadi, Alireza Daneshkhah, Amirhoussain Ghaderi, Maryam Asgari, Masoud Mohammadi   +7 more
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Shrinking the lymphatic filariasis map of Ethiopia: reassessing the population at risk through nationwide mapping [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND Mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is essential for the delineation of endemic implementation units and determining the population at risk that will be targeted for mass drug administration (MDA).
Assefa, Ashenafi, Bockarie, Moses J, Brooker, Simon J, Cano, Jorge, Davey, Gail, Deribe, Kebede, Gonzalez-Escalada, Alba, Kebede, Amha, P Rebollo, Maria, Shafi, Oumer, Sime, Heven   +10 more
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Syndrome differentiation treatment and nursing of hydrocele basing on the theory of the circular flow of Qi (基于“一气周流”理论浅析水疝的论治与调护)

中西医结合护理
A hydrocele is a collection of serous fluid between the layers of the membrane (tunica vaginalis) that surrounds the testis or along the spermatic cord, which affects testicular function.
HE Pengfei (贺鹏飞), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文), HUANG Xianghong (黄向鸿), YANG Qingbo (杨清波), FENG Guangshu (冯广树), FENG Ruihua (冯瑞华)   +5 more
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