[The wall of primary hydrocele in childhood. Light and electron microscopic findings (author's transl)].
Hydroceles of infants and children are characterized by edematous wall-thickening, caused by lacking lymph vessels and venous congestion. The morphologic and clinical differences between hydroceles of infants and children favor the following hypothesis: Pathologically increased filtration of fluid from the parietal tunica vaginalis can't be drained into the peritoneal cavity because the processus vaginalis closes too early and gives raise to hydrocele.
D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008208:Lymphatic System; D008297:Male; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
Die Wand der primären Hydrozele des Kindes. Licht- und elektronenmikroskopische Befunde