Giant communicating hydrocele in a 36-year-old Nigerian man

Giant communicating hydrocele in a 36-year-old Nigerian man

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 of patency of the processus vaginalis (PV), i...

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Main Authors: P A Egharevba, A K Cassell, A I Okunlola, O A Omisanjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
communicating hydrocele
giant hydrocele
patent processus vaginalis
scrotal swelling
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2021;volume=30;issue=2;spage=212;epage=214;aulast=Egharevba

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