Hydrocele – in Malwa tract of Madhya Pradesh

Hydrocele –   in Malwa tract of Madhya Pradesh

  

 A hydrocele is a painless buildup of watery fluid around one or both testicles that causes the scrotum or groin area to swell. This swelling may be unsightly and uncomfortable, but it usually is not painful and generally is not dangerous. Hydrocele’s are common in newborns, they can also occur at any age in later life.  

The cause of most hydrocele  is unknown.  Often a hydrocele does not cause symptoms. In hydrocele enlargement of your scrotum is noticed. Symptoms, when present, can include pain, swelling, or redness of the scrotum or a feeling of pressure at the base of the penis. An ultrasound may be used to confirm the diagnosis of a hydrocele. 

Hydrocele is most common condition leading to testicular surgery in males. It usually affects young adults but any age can be affected. 
Symptoms of hydrocele is swelling in testes and scrotum may be unilateral or bilateral ,swelling  is soft and fluctuating, there is no pain, but discomfort or feeling of heaviness is present if it is large size,  lymph glands are enlarged in  groin. The Filariasis is one of the cause of hydrocele.