Question: Two weeks ago we were discharged from maternity hospital. The child's diagnosis is scrotal hydrocele. At what age is it better to perform this operation?
Answer: Take your time. Many children of this age have physiological hydrocele that disappears by itself up to 1 - 1,5 years.
Question: Our child is 4,5 years old. In kindergarten scrotal hydrocele was diagnosed and we were told that it could be treated with the help of homeopathic medicine. Is that so?
Answer: If a child of this age has scrotal hydrocele the only method of treatment is a surgical one.
Question: A child of 11 months old has undergone 4 testis punctures within 6 months on account of hydrocele on the right. But fluid continues to accumulate. How often can this procedure be done?
Answer: This constant hydrocele recurrence is an indication for surgical treatment.
Question: In polyclinic hydrocele of both testicles was diagnosed and surgical operation was recommended. The boy is 5 years old. Is it possible to do without operation? If it is impossible, can the operation be performed under local anesthesia?
Answer: In this case only surgical treatment is indicated. And children are operated only under general anesthesia.
Question: My son is 10 months old. The diagnosis is tense hydrocele of the left testis. Surgical treatment is recommended. How long can we wait?
Answer: If it is really tense hydrocele, it is an indication for an urgent operation.
Question: Recently we have noticed that from time to time our son's right testis becomes as a hen's egg, and some times it is of normal size. The child is 4 years old. What can it be?
Answer: It is hydrocele, i.e. accumulation of fluid in tunics of a testis.
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