Does hydrocele in infants need surgery to cure it?
Patient: When my son was born he had a Hydrocele.It was examined by a Paediatric Urologist, who decided to let it absorb on its own, and it did! Now he s almost 3 yrs old and I ve noticed that one of his testicles is in the sac and the other I can t seem to palpate? Is it possible that it has receded?I have a 7 month old infant who is scheduled to see the pediatric urologist for an undescended testicle and is likely going to have corrective surgery.Will my toddler have to have surgery to correct his also?Or is it likely that they will just see if it drops again on its own? Doctor: hi, hydrocele needs surgical treatment. It does not get corrected by itself. The more you delay the operation the chances of complications increases. Take care.