Reactive Scrotal Hydrocele Secondary to Hematoma: A Complication of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernioplasty—A Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Case Reports in SurgeryThis case report presents two unique cases of reactive hydrocele formation following transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair in adult patients.
Goutam Natkunarajah +3 more
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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
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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
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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 +2 more
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A Rare Case of a Young Girl With Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck Mimicking Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsA 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 +5 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 +10 more
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Giant communicating hydrocele in a 36-year-old Nigerian man
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2021 Hydrocele can be defined as an abnormal collection of fluid within the tunica vaginalis of the scrotum or along the spermatic cord. Giant hydroceles contain over 1 L of fluid and are rare. Communicating hydrocele, which occurs due to abnormal persistence
P A Egharevba +3 more
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Abdominoinguinal hydrocele presenting as abdominal mass in a male child: A case report
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 Introduction: Abdominoinguinal hydrocele represents an extremely rare variant of abdominoscrotal hydrocele, which in turn is a rare variant of the common scrotal hydrocele.
Moaied A. Hassan, Thura K. Ja'afar
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BMJThe hydrocele is overall a rare condition in urology. A differentiation between primary and secondary hydrocele is essential for further treatment. A primary hydrocele with a patent vaginal process tends to spontaneously regress in the first 2 years of life in newborns.
S, Filmar +5 more
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Hydrocele is a benign pathology, an appearance disorder: no, this may be a common misconception [PDF]
Frontiers in UrologyAyhan Verit +2 more
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