Inflammatory communicating hydrocele

Management of pediatric pyocele using percutaneous imaging-guided aspiration

“…All patients under the age of 18 months were included in the review. Since 1957, there have been only 28 described reports of the condition [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] . A review of these case reports and series concluded that these pediatric patients generally present with fever, tenderness of the scrotum or inguinal canal, erythema, and sometimes scrotal discoloration.…”

“…A review of these case reports and series concluded that these pediatric patients generally present with fever, tenderness of the scrotum or inguinal canal, erythema, and sometimes scrotal discoloration. Although the majority of cases are idiopathic in origin, several cases have been the result of spread from an intraperitoneal infection through a patent processus vaginalis [20] , [24] . The majority of cases in the literature emphasize the need for hospitalization and surgical exploration [25] , [26] .…”