TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hydrocele of the Testis A1 - Shah, Ashish A1 - Sobolewski, Brad A1 - Mittiga, Matthew R. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason PY - 2021 T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - A hydrocele of the testis refers to a collection of fluid surrounding the testicle. It is caused by fluid collecting between the parietal and visceral layers of the tunica vaginalis. There are two common types of hydroceles: communicating and noncommunicating. Communicating hydroceles lead to a collection of peritoneal fluid around the testes from a failure of the processes vaginalis closing during development. Noncommunicating is from the direct secretion of fluid from the tunica vaginalis. Infants and adolescents generally present with painless scrotal swelling. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181044673 ER -