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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan-Mar;26(1):129-30.
doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.60461.

A case of bilateral abdominoscrotal hydroceles without communication with the peritoneum

Eiji Hisamatsu  1 , Shizuko Takagi, Masashi Nomi, Yoshifumi Sugita
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Case Reports

A case of bilateral abdominoscrotal hydroceles without communication with the peritoneum

Eiji Hisamatsu et al. Indian J Urol. 2010 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is an uncommon entity. Although various theories on the development of ASH have been proposed, its etiology is still unclear. According to several etiological theories, it is necessary that ASH have communication with the peritoneum. We present a case of bilateral ASH that had no communication with the peritoneum.

Keywords: Abdominoscrotal hydrocele; communication; peritoneum.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
T2-weighted magnetic resonance images from the coronal; (a) axial; (b) views. The bilateral massive hydroceles extended into the abdomen through the inguinal canal. Hydrocele; H, Bladder; B, Testis; T
Figure 2
Figure 2
Laparoscopic findings in the left; (a) right; (b) sides. No patent processus vaginalis was found on either side. The abdominal cavity was compressed extraperitoneally by the abdominal component of the right abdominoscrotal hydrocele. IR shows the internal inguinal ring
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