TITLE:
Laparoscopy Assisted Open Repair of Bilateral Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in 8 Months Old Baby—Rare Case Report
AUTHORS:
Kalpesh Onkar Patil, Vaibhav Shah
KEYWORDS:
Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele, Laparoscopy in ASH, Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele in Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.6 No.4,
December
12,
2016
ABSTRACT: Bilateral Abdominoscrotal Hydrocele (ASH) is very
rare in children and difficult to suspect on clinical examination. Abdominoscrotal
hydrocele (ASH) is very unusual presentation of scrotal hydrocele with
dumbbell-shaped extension intra abdominally through deep inguinal ring either
communicating to peritoneal cavity or non-communicating. No theory can explain
exact development of ASH though many theories have been proposed in literature.
An abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a congenital pathology involving a scrotal hydrocele
expanding through the inguinal canal and reaching the abdominal cavity (pars
abdominalis). A simple hydrocele is commonly diagnosed clinically, where as an
abdominoscrotal hydrocele is rare and should be differentiated from other
cystic lesions of the abdominal cavity in children.