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Combination of High Ligation and Intraoperative Embolization Using Polidocanol for Treatment of Varicoceles
Published on: December 22, 2023
[Abdominoscrotal hydrocele]
A Ounaies1, M Halila, H Saadani
1Service d'urologie, unité chirurgicale les Aghlabites, Kairouan 3100, Tunisie.
Abstract:
The abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is a rare variant of hydrocele of the tunica vaginalis with fluid accumulation into the abdominal cavity passing through the inguinal canal. The etiology of ASH is not clear. The positive diagnosis depends on the clinical data (hydrocele + abdominal mass). It is confirmed by means of echography and or by TDM. The treatment is surgical complete resection of the vaginalis with ligation of the peritoneal cavity. This report concerns the observation of a huge ASH, so far described in a literature review. We try to distinguish the diagnostic and therapeutic elements of this exceptional pathology.
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