Hydrocelectomy is a kind of surgery used to remove fluid-filled sacs called hydroceles. These form in the scrotum, the muscular pouch of skin that holds and protects the testicles. A hydrocele forms ...

Hydroceles can be of two types - Primary or Secondary. Primary if fluid accumulates due to a congenital defect and secondary if it is due to irritation of the Tunica Vaginalis. Hydroceles can be ...

Untreated Hydroceles can lead to infection of the fluid and testicular atrophy. In tropical countries where filaria is endemic, the skin of the scrotum may get thickened along with the hydrocele and ...

A hydrocelectomy is a surgical procedure to repair a hydrocele, which is a buildup of fluid around a testicle. Often a hydrocele will resolve itself without treatment. However, as a hydrocele grows ...