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A hydrocele usually appears as a soft swelling in the membrane surrounding the testes. It is not usually painful and does not damage the testes. It typically occurs on one side only; only 7-10% occur on both sides of the scrotum.
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What has the author Samuel Osborn written?
Samuel Osborn has written: 'Hydrocele' -- subject(s): Testicular Hydrocele, Hydrocele
What are the nursing interventions for hydrocele?
Hydrocephalus is usually the result of another medical problem within the skull. Medical interventions of hydrocephalus usually include a surgical shunt or medication or both.
What has the author James Earle written?
James Earle has written: 'Practical observations on the operation for the stone' 'A treatise on the hydrocele : containing an examination of all the usual methods of obtaining relief in that disease' -- subject(s): Testicular Hydrocele, Hydrocele, Early works to 1800 'A treatise on the hydrocele' -- subject(s): Hydrocele
What is the meaning of the medical term hydrocele?
Hydrocelectomy is surgical removal of a hydrocele.
Is it normal to have pain a month after a hydrocele operation?
hydrocele operation pain till month not normal
What is the medical term meaning fluid-filled sac in the scrotum along the spermatic cord leading from the testicles?
Scrotal centesis is drainage of fluid from a hydrocele. Hydrocelectomy is actual surgical removal of the abnormal accumulation, including measures to prevent its recurrence.
What are the normal results expected after hydrocelectomy?
Surgery usually corrects the hydrocele and the underlying defect completely; recurrence is rare. The long-term outlook is excellent.
What is hidrocele?
I think you're looking for "hydrocele".
What is the Medical term for hernia of the scrotum?
Hydrocele
What does hydrocele do for people?
A hydrocele is a harmless build up of fluid around the testicles, creating a swelling in the groin and scrotum area. It is common in newborn infants.
Is there homeopathic treatment for hydrocele?
A hydrocele is a collection of fluid around the testicle in the scortum.Homeopathy offers the following medicines for the treatment of hydrocele: Apis, Aurum-met, Calc-c, Con, Flour-acid, Graph, Iod, Kali-iod, Puls, Rhod, Selen, Sil, Spong.
What is Hydrosil?
A hydrocele (Br English: hydrocoele) denotes a pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a body cavity. It can also be noted as a minor malformation of newborns due to high levels of lead in the mother's blood during pregnancy.Communicating hydrocele, caused by the failure of the processus vaginalis closure.A hydrocele testis is the accumulation of fluids around a testicle, and is fairly common. It is caused by fluid secreted from a remnant piece ofperitoneum wrapped around the testicle, called the tunica vaginalis. It can be the result of cancer, trauma (such as a hernia), or orchitis, and can also occur in infants undergoing peritoneal dialysis. It may be treated surgically. Hydroceles are usually not painful, but neither are testicular tumors. A common way of diagnosing a hydrocele is by attempting to shine a strong light through the enlarged scrotum. A hydrocele will usually pass light, while a tumor will not. A related region in females that can have a hydrocele is the canal of Nuck.[1]A hydrocele can also be the result of a plugged inguinal lymphatic system caused by repeated, chronic infection of Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi, two mosquito-borne parasites of Africa and Southeast Asia, respectively. As such, the condition would be a part of more diffuse sequelaecommonly referred to as elephantiasis, which also affects the lymphatic system in other parts of the body.
