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Hydrocele is an abnormal fluid collection in the scrotum between the visceral and the parietal layers of the tunica vaginalis. It can be categorized as communicating and noncommunicating. Since communicating hydroceles have a tendency for spontaneous resolution, surgical treatment is not indicated within the first 12–24 months in the majority of infants. Indications for surgery of a noncommunicating hydrocele are pain, disturbing size, and sensation of heaviness. Major complications after hydrocele operations like testicular damage or recurrence are very unfrequent.

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  1. Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, 60590, Germany

    Hendrik Borgmann

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  1. Dept. of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Medical School of Hanover (MHH), Hannover, Germany

    Axel S. Merseburger

  2. Department of Urology and Urologic Oncol, Medical School of Hanover (MHH), Hannover, Germany

    Markus A. Kuczyk

  3. Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Judd W. Moul

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Borgmann, H. (2014). Hydrocele. In: Merseburger, A., Kuczyk, M., Moul, J. (eds) Urology at a Glance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54859-8_52

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