title: [Abdominal-scrotal hydrocele: a report of 4 cases and a review of the literature].
abstract: The authors report on four cases of abdomino-scrotal hydroceles treated in the last 5 years. They review the literature that produces 29 cases in the pediatric age and they examine the etiopathogenesis, the diagnosis and the therapy. The clinical examination and the ultrasound are without any doubt the easier, not invasive and more adequate surveys for the diagnosis. Surgery is the treatment of choice: hydrocelectomy by inguinal approach.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Ospedale San Camillo di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiocca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mazzoni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miele
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: L'idrocele addomino-scrotale: descrizione di 4 casi e revisione della letteratura.