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KMID : 0371319970520020305
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Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
1997 Volume.52 No. 2 p.305 ~ p.307
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Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Childhood -Report of one case and review of the literatures-
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Abstract
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Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a collection of fluid in the vaginalis, which extends from the scrotum to the abdominal cavity. The pathogenesis is unclear but the extension may be properitoneal ar retroperitoneal, and the processus vaginalis in
paten
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not. Pressure alone cannot explain this phenomenon, but may coexist with a preformed abnormality of the tunica vasinalis. A case is presented of an unusually large retroperitoneal mass with extending from the right scrotal hydrocele discovered at
operation. A complete surgical excision is made through both an inguinal and a transabdominal apprach.
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