A Clinical Observation on Hydrocele

Kim, Jung Kwon; Park, Yang Il

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on 43 patients of hydrocele who were admitted to the Department of Urology, Chonnam University Medical School during the 6 years period from January, 1976 to December, 1981. The results were as follows. 1. The incidence of hydrocele in 43 patients was 2.4% of 1,809 inpatients and 21.9% of diseases of scrotal contents in 196 patients. 2. The most common population was 0-9 years of age giving a rate of 39.4% (17 patients). 3. There were 28 patients in the right and 12 patients in the left with a ratio of 2.3:1. 4. Combined diseases of external genitalia were observed in 22 cases and the most common one was inguinal hernia in 13 cases. 5. There were 20 cases of hydrocele communicated with the peritoneal cavity, of which inguinal hernia was observed in 13 cases. 6. Treatment consisted of hernioplasty in 19 cases (41.3%), Winkelmann's technique in 16 cases (34.8%)and Von Bergman's method in 8 cases (17.4%).