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Testicular Hydrocele

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Accumulation of serous fluid between the layers of membrane (tunica vaginalis) covering the TESTIS in the SCROTUM.

Also Known As:

Scrotal Hydrocele; Vaginal Hydrocele; Hydrocele, Scrotal; Hydrocele, Testicular; Hydrocele, Vaginal; Hydroceles, Scrotal; Hydroceles, Testicular; Hydroceles, Vaginal; Scrotal Hydroceles; Testicular Hydroceles; Vaginal Hydroceles

Networked: 36 relevant articles (3 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Male Urogenital Diseases
- Male Genital Diseases
  - Testicular Hydrocele: 36

Related Diseases

1.	Spermatocele
2.	Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor)
3.	Hernia (Hernias)
4.	Gynecomastia
5.	Nephrolithiasis

Experts

1.	Shiroyama, Kazuhisa: 1 article (01/2015)
2.	Wagemans, Tom: 1 article (01/2015)
3.	Gijbels, Marion J J: 1 article (01/2015)
4.	Kingma, Sandra D K: 1 article (01/2015)
5.	Fujii, Kiyoshi: 1 article (01/2015)
6.	van Vlies, Naomi: 1 article (01/2015)
7.	Wijburg, Frits A: 1 article (01/2015)
8.	Moriwaki, Katsuyuki: 1 article (01/2015)
9.	Torii, Tsuyoshi: 1 article (01/2015)
10.	Kurita, Shigeaki: 1 article (01/2015)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Testicular Hydrocele:

1.	Fibrin Tissue Adhesive (Fibrin Sealant)IBA 01/01/1998 - "Our findings suggest that fibrin-adhesive glue is not sufficiently effective in treatment of testicular hydroceles." 03/01/1996 - "Therefore, fibrin adhesive may be useful in the treatment of scrotal hydrocele." 01/01/1998 - "Nine patients, mean age 55 years, with testicular hydroceles, were treated by aspiration and two-component fibrin glue injection. " 01/01/1998 - "Results of fibrin glue application therapy in testicular hydrocele." 03/01/1996 - "For the purpose of adhesion of the tunica vaginalis in scrotal hydrocele, we used fibrin adhesive, Bolheal. "
2.	ethanolamine oleate (Ethamolin)FDA Link 11/01/1988 - "Forty patients with testicular hydroceles and 16 patients with epididymal cysts were treated by tapping and injection of ethanolamine oleate; 97.5% of the hydroceles and 31% of the epididymal cysts were completely cured, 50% of the latter partly cured and 19% failed. " 11/01/1988 - "Ethanolamine oleate as a sclerosant for testicular hydroceles and epididymal cysts."
3.	Tetracycline (Achromycin)FDA LinkGeneric 12/01/1992 - "Twenty-six patients, aged 38 to 78 years, with testicular hydrocele were treated by aspiration, punction and tetracycline instillation. " 12/01/1992 - "[Sclerosing therapy of testicular hydrocele with tetracycline]." 02/01/1987 - "Testicular hydroceles recurred within 6 months in 7 of 15 patients (46.7%) treated by aspiration and instillation of tetracycline. " 02/01/1987 - "Aspiration and instillation of tetracycline in the treatment of testicular hydrocele." 10/01/1995 - "This prospective study included 82 patients with 94 primary vaginal hydroceles of which 62 hydroceles were treated by aspiration and tetracycline hydrochloride sclerotherapy as an outpatient procedure (mean age of patients 56.5 years, range 40-82) and 28 were treated surgically and included as controls (mean age 52.4 years, range 40-70). "
4.	polidocanol (Laureth)FDA Link 05/01/2011 - "Polidocanol is a useful sclerosing agent for treating testicular hydrocele. " 05/01/2011 - "To evaluate the efficacy and side-effects of Polidocanol used as sclerosing agent for testicular hydrocele. " 06/13/1988 - "[Treatment of testicular hydrocele with aspiration and injection of polidocanol (Ethoxysclerol)]." 02/01/2009 - "Eighty-six patients with unilateral primary vaginal hydroceles were randomised into three groups: group 1 (phenol sclerotherapy) - 29 patients, group 2 (polidocanol sclerotherapy) - 29 patients and group 3 (operative treatment) - 28 patients. " 09/01/1997 - "Comparison of polidocanol and tetracycline in the sclerotherapy of testicular hydrocele and epididymal cyst."
5.	Phenol (Carbolic Acid)FDA Link 06/01/1996 - "With the evolution of minimally invasive approaches in medicine, phenol has regained its popularity for the sclerotherapy of testicular hydroceles. " 06/01/1996 - "Sclerotherapy of testicular hydroceles with 3% aqueous phenol." 02/01/2009 - "Eighty-six patients with unilateral primary vaginal hydroceles were randomised into three groups: group 1 (phenol sclerotherapy) - 29 patients, group 2 (polidocanol sclerotherapy) - 29 patients and group 3 (operative treatment) - 28 patients. "
6.	Testosterone (Sustanon)FDA Link 06/01/2005 - "He was diagnosed with male gynecomastia caused by decreased testosterone and noncommunicative testicular hydrocele. " 06/01/2012 - "During the first month after discontinuing imatinib mesylate treatment, serum testosterone level was normal and there was a partial regression in gynecomastia and testicular hydrocele. "
7.	Sclerosing Solutions (Sclerosing Agents)IBA 03/01/1989 - "[Testicular hydrocele: therapy with sclerosing solutions]." 09/01/1997 - "Both polidocanol and tetracycline are useful sclerosants for treating testicular hydrocele and epididymal cyst. " 09/01/1997 - "To compare the effects and side-effects of polidocanol and tetracycline when used as sclerosants for testicular hydrocele and epididymal cyst. "
8.	imatinib (Gleevec)FDA Link 06/01/2012 - "Nine months after commencing imatinib treatment, gynecomastia and testicular hydrocele were determined. " 06/01/2012 - "We report a 73-year-old male with metastatic GISTs who developed gynecomastia and unilateral testicular hydrocele while receiving imatinib mesylate. " 06/01/2005 - "This is the first report, to our knowledge, describing concurrent male gynecomastia and testicular hydrocele after imatinib treatment of a patient with GIST." 06/01/2012 - "Although it has been described only in one patient with testicular hydrocele and gynecomastia in the literature, several cases of male gynecomastia have been reported with the use of imatinib mesylate in chronic myeloid leukemia (GML). " 06/01/2012 - "Imatinib-associated bilateral gynecomastia and unilateral testicular hydrocele in male patient with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor: a literature review."
9.	GenisteinIBA 01/01/2015 - "In addition, 60% of genistein-fed MPS I mice developed a scrotal hernia and/or scrotal hydrocele, manifestations, which were absent in WT or untreated MPS I mice. "
10.	Human beta Subunit Chorionic GonadotropinIBA 05/02/1994 - "Immunological analyses by our ultrasensitive time-resolved fluoroimmunoassays revealed a concentration gradient from < 5 pg hCG beta/ml in cubital vein serum versus up to 480 pg hCG beta/ml in the corresponding benign testicular hydrocele fluids. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Nursing Care 03/31/1982 - "Nursing care study - testicular hydrocele: cause unknown."
2.	Sclerotherapy 04/20/1993 - "A complication of sclerotherapy of testicular hydrocele]." 01/01/1988 - "[Management of scrotal hydrocele by sclerotherapy]." 04/01/1996 - "Symptomatic testicular hydrocele and cyst of the epididymis may be treated with either operation or sclerotherapy. " 06/01/1996 - "With the evolution of minimally invasive approaches in medicine, phenol has regained its popularity for the sclerotherapy of testicular hydroceles. " 06/01/1996 - "Sclerotherapy of testicular hydroceles with 3% aqueous phenol."
3.	Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt 08/01/2001 - "The presence of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt has been associated with increased patency of the processus vaginalis and scrotal hydroceles. " 08/01/2001 - "The physical examination revealed a new scrotal hydrocele with migration of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the right hemiscrotum. "
4.	Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) 07/01/1994 - "Tetracycline sclerotherapy for testicular hydroceles in renal transplant recipients."
5.	Sutures (Suture) 06/01/1986 - "These included definite hypertension (5.6%), suture granuloma (4.4%), incisional hernia (3.6%), proteinuria (2.4%), bowel obstruction (2.0%), nephrolithiasis (1.2%), wound infection (0.4%), scrotal hydrocele (0.4%), and chronic pancreatitis (0.4%). "