Akpo Emmanuel E
Surgery Department, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
Afr Health Sci. 2005 Dec;5(4):343-4. doi: 10.5555/afhs.2005.5.4.343.
Hydrocele [Greek: water--sac] is abnormal fluid collection within the tunica vaginalis of the scrotum or a patent tunica vaginalis. It is a relatively common condition in surgical practice. However, a giant hydrocele, here defined for clinical purposes, as a hydrocele equal to or bigger than the patient's head, is rare as indicated by the limited number of reported cases in the literature. In this paper I am presenting three cases of giant hydroceles and highlighting how it affects the quality of patients' life by way of complications, infertility, sexual function and work capacity.
鞘膜积液（希腊语：水囊）是指阴囊鞘膜内或未闭鞘膜腔内异常液体积聚。在外科实践中，这是一种相对常见的病症。然而，本文出于临床目的将巨型鞘膜积液定义为积液量等于或大于患者头部大小的鞘膜积液，正如文献中报道病例数量有限所表明的那样，这种情况很罕见。在本文中，我将呈现三例巨型鞘膜积液病例，并着重说明它如何通过并发症、不育、性功能和工作能力等方面影响患者的生活质量。
