title: [Abdominoscrotal hydrocele].
abstract: The abdominoscrotal hydrocele (ASH) is a rare variant of hydrocele of the tunica vaginalis with fluid accumulation into the abdominal cavity passing through the inguinal canal. The etiology of ASH is not clear. The positive diagnosis depends on the clinical data (hydrocele + abdominal mass). It is confirmed by means of echography and or by TDM. The treatment is surgical complete resection of the vaginalis with ligation of the peritoneal cavity. This report concerns the observation of a huge ASH, so far described in a literature review. We try to distinguish the diagnostic and therapeutic elements of this exceptional pathology.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, unité chirurgicale les Aghlabites, Kairouan 3100, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ounaies
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halila
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saadani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: el Kamel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jemni
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery