Hydrocele N43.3
Synonym(s)
Water breakage
Definition
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A palpable accumulation of fluid in the tunica vaginalis testis which can be felt as a bulging elastic swelling in the scrotum.
Etiopathogenesis
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Congenital, idiopathic. Symptomatic of inflammation, trauma, testicular tumors.
Diagnosis
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Diaphanoscopy, in the case of long hydrocele with a ruptured hydrocele wall, a test puncture.
Differential diagnosis
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Hernia, tumor.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer