Hydrocele

Abnormal serous fluid accumulation inside the scrotum, producing a typically painless, fluctuant scrotal swelling that transilluminates and may be communicating or noncommunicating.

Causes

• Congenital hydrocele in infants due to persistent processus vaginalis

• Inflammatory and infectious causes

  • Orchitis

  • Epididymitis

  • Sexually transmitted infections

• Scrotal trauma

• Iatrogenic causes

  • Postoperative lymphocele

  • Complications after inguinal or scrotal surgery

• Testicular tumor

• Generalized fluid retention

  • Kidney disease

  • Congestive heart failure

  • Liver disease with ascites