NURS 6531 Updated 01/2022

1. Hydrocele Definition: smooth, tense scrotal mass. accumulation of fluid within the tunica vaginalis surrounding the testicle; it may result from a patent processus vaginalis at birth and sometimes closes spontaneously within the first 1 to 2 years of life. Hydroceles are the most common cause of painless scrotal swelling.; in adults often the result of trauma, hernia, testicular tumor, torsion, or a complication of epididymitis. If present in man >30, may be secondary to a testicular tumo...