Hydrocoeles that present in early childhood are managed as a patent processus vaginalis with operation indicated only if they persist after the first year. The procedure is as for an inguinal hernia - open the sac, inspect the testis for abnormalities, ligate and divide the patent processus.
In adults, primary hydrocoeles may be treated:
In secondary hydrocoeles, treatment is of the underlying condition.
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