title: Abdominoscrotal hydrocele: a rare cause of a cystic abdominal mass in children.
abstract: Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a rare cause of cystic lower abdominal masses in children. A timely diagnosis is important because early surgical treatment is curative. Graded compression during the ultrasound evaluation might better demonstrate the communication between the abdominal and scrotal components of the fluid collection, thereby avoiding the use of ionizing radiation and/or the sedation required with alternative imaging modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey 07112, USA. spellman_keith@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spellman
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stock
authors.forename: Karen I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Norton
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*