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Hydrocele vs. Varicocele: 12 Key Differences in Scrotal Swelling

Hydrocele is caused by fluid around the testicles, often in babies but it can happen to adults. Varicocele is caused by enlarged veins in the scrotum and is common in males ages 15 to 25. Surgery ...
Medscape

Aspiration With Sclerotherapy Useful in Hydrocele

April 21, 2003 — Aspiration with sclerotherapy is inexpensive and safe, athough less effective than hydrocelectomy for the treatment of hydroceles, according to the results of a study published in the ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

On the Treatment of Hydrocele by Retained Injections of Iodine, and by the Seton — [communicated for the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal]

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The Telegraph

Golf-ball-sized hydrocele doesn’t require any treatment

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old man, and I had an ultrasound done because I noticed my left testicle seemed swollen. The result showed a large fluid collection (5 x 5 x 3 cm) superior to the left ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dr. Roach: Golf-ball-sized hydrocele doesn’t require any treatment

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old man, and I had an ultrasound done because I noticed my left testicle seemed swollen. The result showed a large fluid collection (5 x 5 x 3 cm) superior to the left ...