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Can A Hydrocele Be Drained?
Urologist told me today he wants to drain my Hydrocele in his office because I a risk for surgery. I had the hydrocele for several years. He said he can drain it and add a an alcohol procedure to try to close the sac so that it might not come. Have you heard of the procedure and what is it called?
Wed, 4 Jul 2018
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Hydrocele can easily drained by inserting a needle through the scrotal skin preferably under ultrasound guidance to avoid injury to testis. It can be done under local anaesthesia. The problem is that the procedure is not curative and fluid will reaccumulates and multiple drainage may be needed.
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Hydrocele can easily drained by inserting a needle through the scrotal skin preferably under ultrasound guidance to avoid injury to testis. It can be done under local anaesthesia. The problem is that the procedure is not curative and fluid will reaccumulates and multiple drainage may be needed.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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