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Hydrocoele

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A hydrocoele is the result of excessive fluid in the tunica vaginalis (the serous space surrounding the testis).

Presentation is usually as a soft, non-tender, and cystic swelling in the scrotum which transilluminates. One can get above the lesion. The testis cannot be palpated as it lies within the fluid collection.


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