Abstract

Yash Srivastav* and Akhandnath Prajapati

ABSTRACT

A hydrocele is a buildup of serous fluid in a body cavity. The English word "hydrocele" is derived from the Greek words "hydro," which means "water," and "kele," which means "tumour" (swelling). When transudate or watery (serous) fluid accumulates excessively, the sac of tunica vaginalis becomes plugged. A hydrocele is brought on by the fluid buildup in the bilayer tunica vaginalis. In both children and adults, peritoneal fluid frequently accumulates because of the patent processus vaginalis, which allows it to travel through the processus vaginalis into the scrotum and surround the testicle. The bulk of studies on abdominal-scrotal hydrocele that could be found all used the same definition: an abdominal hydrocele is when the inguinoscrotal and abdominal chambers are in contact with one another. Hydrocele, which is characterized by a buildup of fluid in the tunica vaginalis that causes the scrotum to expand, is one of the chronic forms in men. There are 26.79 million cases of hydrocele worldwide, with India accounting for 48% of those cases. This review study discusses the etiopathogenesis, pathology, aetiology, risk factors, and combined therapy (surgery) related to hydrocele.