Hydrocele Operation: aka Hydroceles, Hydrocele Sac, Swollen
Testicle, Hydrocelectomy What is it? Hydrocele operations or
hydrocele surgery is to release fluid that forms in a sac within
the scrotum. Typically hydroceles develop when the testicle
passes into the scrotum but the passage through which this occur
fails to close properly. Fluid can accumulate in this passage
from the abdomen, and then enters the scrotum causing it to
swell. This can cause one or both sides of the scrotum to swell
and the testicle itself to swell or become damage and inflamed.
Fluid can also block the tube where sperm typically flow from.
Hydroceles are more common in newborn boys but are not exclusive
to newborn boys. To diagnose a hydrocele typically a doctor will
look for swelling in the scrotum caused primarily by fluid build
up or will look for something solid like a fluid-filled sac in
the scrotum. Typically fluid is removed from the hydrocele sac
during a procedure called a hydrocelectomy. For the most part
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