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Hydrocele of the spermatic cord: embryology and ultrasonographic appearance
L C Martin1, J C Share, C Peters
1Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Pediatric Radiology
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Five cases of hydrocele of the spermatic cord are presented. All five patients had a firm inguinal mass, and ultrasonography, performed to exclude adenopathy, incarcerated hernia, and paratesticular tumor, showed an avascular cystic mass superior to and separate from the testicle. A testicular hydrocele did not coexist. This typical appearance should lead to a confident diagnosis of this benign but rare anomaly. Elective surgery may prevent the development of an acquired indirect hernia.