Hydro Seal in Testicle

dunham · Newbie Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 23

My 11 month grandson has one swollen testicle and a little sore on the underside of his penis, no other sores or redness on any other area of his bottom, but I suppose that is a type of diaper rash. My daughter said that he might be having hydrocele. What does it mean? Could this be the cause?

cleopatra · Silver Member Joined: 03 Nov 2000 Posts: 276

He probably has a hydrocele (hydroseal). A boy's testicles develop inside of his abdomen while he’s still in the womb. Sometime before birth they usually push through a tunnel in the tissue between the groin and the abdomen and descend into the scrotal sac the passage through the abdominal wall should close up. But if it remains open, as it does in up to 50 %of newborn boys, fluid may accumulate around the testicle and cause swelling. This area of swelling is called a hydrocele. It shouldn’t bother your baby and will probably go away. Anyway you should take him to the doctor.

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i like the answer there thank you, i have this problem and have had for nearly 5 years. I had 1 op on it, improved but not completely sorted but its managable now was about 5 times bigger than other previously

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