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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 8:28:101071.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2019.101071. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report

Moayid Fallatah  1 , Ahmad Aljuhaiman  2 , Hamed Alali  1 , Sara Ahmed  3 , Naif Alhathal  1
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Case Reports

Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report

Moayid Fallatah et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Hydroceles are one of the most common causes of scrotal swelling affecting around 1% of the adult population. While hydroceles are usually asymptomatic, some hydroceles can lead to infertility. We will present a case of a 34-year-old man who was referred to our center as a case of primary infertility (sever oligospermia 1.1 million/ml) for 4 years and was found to have bilateral hydroceles (infected right hydrocele). At 18 months post bilateral hydrocelectomy, the patient's total sperm count improved to 43 Million/ml. Therefore, we highly recommend considering hydrocele as an etiology in any patient with idiopathic infertility.

Keywords: Hydrocele; Infertility; Spermatogenesis.

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Fig. 1
Left testis surrounded by 7.0 × 3.7 × 4.6 cm hydrocele.
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Right testis surrounded by right-sided septated hydrocele with Microlithiasis measuring 9.9 × 6.5 × 6.7 cm.
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