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Review
. 2004 Aug;38(4):180-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.anuro.2004.05.002.

[Treatment of adult hydrocele]

[Article in French]
E Tariel  1 , P Mongiat-Artus
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Review

[Treatment of adult hydrocele]

[Article in French]
E Tariel et al. Ann Urol (Paris). 2004 Aug.

Abstract

Surgery is the gold standard of hydrocele treatment; it is indicated in case of functional disorders. The two principal techniques are Lord's plication procedure, and excision. Main complications consist in potential haematoma and injury to epididymis, vas deferens or cord structures. Two other techniques exist, but with limited indications: fenestration which puts in contact the sac with lymph-rich subcutaneous tissues, and sclerotherapy.

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