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Hidrocele

Last reviewed: 3 Nov 2025
Last updated: 20 Oct 2023

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • massa escrotal
  • transiluminação
  • aumento da massa escrotal após atividade
  • variação na massa escrotal durante o dia
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Risk factors

  • sexo masculino
  • prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer
  • lactentes <6 meses de idade
  • lactentes cujos testículos descem relativamente tarde
  • aumento de líquido ou pressão intraperitoneal
  • inflamação ou lesão dentro do escroto
  • câncer de testículo
  • doenças do tecido conjuntivo
  • varicocelectomia
  • filariose
  • exposição materna a bifenil polibromado
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Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Investigations to consider

  • ultrassonografia
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Treatment algorithm

ONGOING

crianças

adolescentes

adultos

Contributors

Authors

Barry A. Kogan, MD
Barry A. Kogan

Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics

Albany Medical College

Albany

NY

Disclosures

BAK declares that he has no competing interests.

Erim Erdem, MD
Erim Erdem

Professor of Urology

Mersin University School of Medicine

Department of Urology

Mersin

Turkey

Disclosures

EE declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Kyle Rove, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Urology

Children's Hospital Colorado

CO

Disclosures

KR declares that he is an Abbvie site investigator.

Edmund Sabanegh, MD

Director

Center for Male Fertility

Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute

Cleveland

OH

Disclosures

ES declares that he has no competing interests.

Daniel H. Williams, IV, MD

Assistant Professor

Department of Urology

Head

Section of Male Infertility and Andrology

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Madison

WI

Disclosures

DHW declares that he has no competing interests.

Marcus Drake, MA, DM, FRCS (Urol)

Senior Lecturer in Urology

University of Bristol

Bristol

UK

Disclosures

MD declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Dagur G, Gandhi J, Suh Y, et al. Classifying hydroceles of the pelvis and groin: an overview of etiology, secondary complications, evaluation, and management. Curr Urol. 2017 Apr;10(1):1-14.Full text  Abstract

European Association of Urology. EAU guidelines on paediatric urology. Mar 2023 [internet publication].Full text

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