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Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity

Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is an uncommon condition characterized by an hourglass-shaped scrotal hydrocele with an intra-abdominal component connected by an isthmus within the inguinal canal. We report a rare case of an adult patient with giant abdominoscrotal hydrocele. Despite recent trends toward ...

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Autores principales: Fava Spessoto, Luís Cesar, Fontes, Raphael Felipe, Beigin, Gabriel, Nagle Spessoto, Ana Clara, Warick Facio, Maria Fernanda, Facio Júnior, Fernando Nestor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8480225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34646619
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17562
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author Fava Spessoto, Luís Cesar
Fontes, Raphael Felipe
Beigin, Gabriel
Nagle Spessoto, Ana Clara
Warick Facio, Maria Fernanda
Facio Júnior, Fernando Nestor
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description Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is an uncommon condition characterized by an hourglass-shaped scrotal hydrocele with an intra-abdominal component connected by an isthmus within the inguinal canal. We report a rare case of an adult patient with giant abdominoscrotal hydrocele. Despite recent trends toward less invasive treatments, in this case, the surgical approach through an inguinal incision was the better therapeutic option with a satisfactory outcome.
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spelling pubmed-84802252021-10-12 Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity Fava Spessoto, Luís Cesar Fontes, Raphael Felipe Beigin, Gabriel Nagle Spessoto, Ana Clara Warick Facio, Maria Fernanda Facio Júnior, Fernando Nestor Cureus Urology Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is an uncommon condition characterized by an hourglass-shaped scrotal hydrocele with an intra-abdominal component connected by an isthmus within the inguinal canal. We report a rare case of an adult patient with giant abdominoscrotal hydrocele. Despite recent trends toward less invasive treatments, in this case, the surgical approach through an inguinal incision was the better therapeutic option with a satisfactory outcome. Cureus 2021-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8480225/ /pubmed/34646619 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17562 Text en Copyright © 2021, Fava Spessoto et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Fava Spessoto, Luís Cesar
Fontes, Raphael Felipe
Beigin, Gabriel
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Warick Facio, Maria Fernanda
Facio Júnior, Fernando Nestor
Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity
title Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity
title_full Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity
title_fullStr Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity
title_full_unstemmed Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity
title_short Giant Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Adult: A Rare Entity
title_sort giant abdominoscrotal hydrocele in adult: a rare entity
topic Urology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8480225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34646619
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17562
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