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Encysted hydrocele of the cord

MedGen UID:
574457
•Concept ID:
C0341532
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Encysted hydrocele of cord; Encysted hydrocele of spermatic cord
SNOMED CT: Encysted hydrocele of spermatic cord (197980002); Encysted hydrocele of cord (197980002)
 
HPO: HP:4000036

Definition

A type of hydrocele testis in which both the proximal and distal portions of processus vaginalis get obliterated while the central portion remains patent and fluid accumulates within it. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEncysted hydrocele of the cord

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Laparoscopic hydrocelectomy with transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty or iliopubic tract repair for treatment of encysted spermatic cord hydrocele.
Lee SR
Surg Endosc 2022 Jul;36(7):5540-5545. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09285-9. PMID: 35511343
Laparoscopic Hydrocelectomy of Encysted Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with High Ligation in Children or Iliopubic Tract Repair in Adults.
Lee SR
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2022 Jun;32(6):684-689. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1089/lap.2022.0044. PMID: 35446148
Hydrocele of the spermatic cord in infants and children: its particular characteristics.
Chang YT, Lee JY, Wang JY, Chiou CS, Chang CC
Urology 2010 Jul;76(1):82-6. Epub 2010 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.02.062. PMID: 20546873
Encysted spermatic cord hydroceles: a report of three cases in adults and a review of the literature.
Busigó JP, Eftekhari F
Acta Radiol 2007 Dec;48(10):1138-42. doi: 10.1080/02841850701553163. PMID: 17963075
Ultrasound features of spermatic cord hydrocele in children.
Rathaus V, Konen O, Shapiro M, Lazar L, Grunebaum M, Werner M
Br J Radiol 2001 Sep;74(885):818-20. doi: 10.1259/bjr.74.885.740818. PMID: 11560829

Diagnosis

Laparoscopic hydrocelectomy with transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty or iliopubic tract repair for treatment of encysted spermatic cord hydrocele.
Lee SR
Surg Endosc 2022 Jul;36(7):5540-5545. Epub 2022 May 5 doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09285-9. PMID: 35511343
Laparoscopic Hydrocelectomy of Encysted Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with High Ligation in Children or Iliopubic Tract Repair in Adults.
Lee SR
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2022 Jun;32(6):684-689. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1089/lap.2022.0044. PMID: 35446148
Encysted hydrocele of the canal of Nuck in an 11-month-old child with a past history of duodenal atresia and Arnold-Chiari malformation: A case report.
Zvizdic Z, Milisic E, Chikha A, Sefic I, Dzananovic A, Vranic S
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Jan;98(4):e14232. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014232. PMID: 30681605Free PMC Article
Encysted spermatic cord hydroceles: a report of three cases in adults and a review of the literature.
Busigó JP, Eftekhari F
Acta Radiol 2007 Dec;48(10):1138-42. doi: 10.1080/02841850701553163. PMID: 17963075
Ultrasound features of spermatic cord hydrocele in children.
Rathaus V, Konen O, Shapiro M, Lazar L, Grunebaum M, Werner M
Br J Radiol 2001 Sep;74(885):818-20. doi: 10.1259/bjr.74.885.740818. PMID: 11560829

Prognosis

Torsion of an encysted fluid collection.
Senayli A, Senayli Y, Sezer E, Sezer T
ScientificWorldJournal 2007 Apr 9;7:822-4. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2007.152. PMID: 17619766Free PMC Article
Ultrasound features of spermatic cord hydrocele in children.
Rathaus V, Konen O, Shapiro M, Lazar L, Grunebaum M, Werner M
Br J Radiol 2001 Sep;74(885):818-20. doi: 10.1259/bjr.74.885.740818. PMID: 11560829

Clinical prediction guides

Laparoscopic Hydrocelectomy of Encysted Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with High Ligation in Children or Iliopubic Tract Repair in Adults.
Lee SR
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2022 Jun;32(6):684-689. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1089/lap.2022.0044. PMID: 35446148
Torsion of an encysted fluid collection.
Senayli A, Senayli Y, Sezer E, Sezer T
ScientificWorldJournal 2007 Apr 9;7:822-4. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2007.152. PMID: 17619766Free PMC Article

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