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My baby 10 weeks has hydrocele and there is no sign of hernia, but my doctor is insisting upon surgery, the scrotum is neither red nor growing, we have had ultra sound with following results;
Quote ------- Ultrasound Report: Both Testes Both testes are seen in either half of scrotum Both testes have normal size Right testis measures 1.7x0.9 cms Left testis measures 1.6cmx0.7cms Echo Texture is homogeneous and equal on both sides No mass seen in either testis Doppler show normal intratesticular vascularity Moderate amount of fluid seen around right testis Upper limit of this reaching upto mid inguinal canal and on crying goes higher up, however there is no communicate of canal with peritoneal cavity. No evidence of herniation of sac or bowel, on the right side On left side Mild hydrocele seen. It is limited to the scrotum No evidence of left sided inguinal hernia
Hi...Greetings form Chennai. Usually in such cases - it is called congenital hydrocele and I usually wait till the kid achieves 12 months of age as it has got the chance to resolve spontaneously. But this I can do confidently after seeing the kid's scrotum and proper examination by touching it and seeing for the tenseness. Ultrasound report can only be corroborative. It cannot help in either deciding to do surgery or not. Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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How To Treat Hydrocele In A 10 Weeks Old Child?
Hi...Greetings form Chennai. Usually in such cases - it is called congenital hydrocele and I usually wait till the kid achieves 12 months of age as it has got the chance to resolve spontaneously. But this I can do confidently after seeing the kid s scrotum and proper examination by touching it and seeing for the tenseness. Ultrasound report can only be corroborative. It cannot help in either deciding to do surgery or not. Regards - Dr. Sumanth