Clinical presentation
Long standing scrotal swelling for assessment.
USG
Findings
Approximately 75ml of fluid with fine internal echoes is seen in right tunica vaginalis. No fluid fluid levels. Both testes and epididymis are normal. No varicocele. A 10mm simple cyst is seen in the body of left epididymis.
Discussion
This is an example of uncomplicated hydrocele – the most common cause of scrotal swelling.
Read more
- Radiopaedia – hydrocele
- Garriga, Victoria, et al. “US of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis: Anatomic Relationships and Pathologic Conditions 1.” Radiographics 29.7 (2009): 2017-2032.