Does hydrocele affect later fertility?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognosis for fertility in children with hydrocele. Our results show that hydrocele seems to be more of a symptom than an actual pathological entity. It occurs both with an open and a closed processus vaginalis. Bilateral hydrocele seems to be a rare...

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Published in:Fertility and sterility 1990-04, Vol.53 (4), p.700-703
Main Authors: Politoff, Leonidas, Hadziselimovic, Faruk, Herzog, Bruno, Jenni, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cryptorchidism - complications
Cryptorchidism - pathology
Fertility
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant
Infertility, Male - etiology
Male
Male genital diseases
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Prognosis
Seminiferous Tubules - pathology
Sertoli Cells - pathology
Spermatogonia - cytology
Testicular Hydrocele - pathology
Testicular Hydrocele - physiopathology
Testicular Hydrocele - surgery
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognosis for fertility in children with hydrocele. Our results show that hydrocele seems to be more of a symptom than an actual pathological entity. It occurs both with an open and a closed processus vaginalis. Bilateral hydrocele seems to be a rare occurrence, mostly affecting infants or children under 1 year of age. Hydrocele on its own seems to have no direct effect on later fertility. In the presence of certain associated pathological findings, however, the testes are significantly altered. Children with hydrocele and pathological findings are significantly older than hydrocele patients with no associated pathology. As a practical recommendation, hydrocele does not require immediate surgery. In the presence of hydrocele and certain associated pathology, however, surgery makes good sense.
ISSN:0015-0282
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/S0015-0282(16)53467-0