I have an 18 month old son. His testicle on the left hasn’t dropped and is significantly smaller than his right one. In this one he currently has a hydroseal that has grown quite a bit since we last visited a specialist. We just went to an urologist and I was informed that the chance of saving it was about null. Just wanted to know if you could explain why this might be happening? Is surgery to remove it is the best choice or should we keep it and see what happens or is there more of a chance of complications. I am a worried mother and I hope I’ll get an answer.
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A hydrocele denotes (hydroseal) is a pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a bodily cavity. A hydrocele testis is then the accumulation of fluids around a testicle. It is fairly common, but should be treated surgically. Undescended testicles are relatively common too. The reasons to worry about them is that men who had undescended testes have a slightly higher chance of developing testicular cancer, and also have a slightly higher risk of having difficulty having children.If a testicle has not dropped by one year of life, it will never do. So there is little benefit to waiting to see if it will drop and by three years of age there may be permanent damage to the testis, so it is best to have something done by then. There is nothing you could have done to prevent this. Most men, who have had one undescended testis, live perfectly normal lives.
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