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Giant unilateral abdominoscrotal hydrocele

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We report a rare type of hourglass-shaped hydrocele in an infant, which extended through the inguinal canal with a large intra-abdominal component. This entity is important to recognize in a patient with scrotal swelling and an ipsilateral abdominal mass. The incidence of abdominoscrotal hydrocele may be higher than previously reported.

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  1. The Children's Hospital, 1056 East 19th Avenue B125, Denver, CO 80218, USA, , , , ,

    Laura Z. Fenton & Kenneth J. McCabe

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Fenton, L.Z., McCabe, K.J. Giant unilateral abdominoscrotal hydrocele. Ped Radiol 32, 882–884 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-002-0735-2

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