A hydrocele is an accumulation of serous fluid in a body cavity. A hydrocele testis, the most common form, is an accumulation of fluid around a testicle, often caused by fluid collecting within the tunica vaginalis, a layer derived from the peritoneum that wraps the testicle. Provided there is no hernia present, it typically resolves without treatment in the first year of life; although hydroceles usually develop in males, rare instances have been described in females in the canal of Nuck.
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ICD-10 ChapterXIV: Diseases of the Genitourinary System 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Sources
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A hydrocele testis, the most common form of hydrocele, is the accumulation of fluids around a testicle.
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A hydrocele can also be the result of a plugged inguinal lymphatic system caused by repeated, chronic infection of Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi, two mosquito-borne parasites of Africa and Southeast Asia, respectively.
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Diseases of the genitourinary system
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