| Title |
Decision making in the management of hydroceles in infants and children
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00431-011-1628-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hussein Naji, Ingimar Ingolfsson, Daniel Isacson, Jan F. Svensson |
| Abstract |
The aim of this article was to establish a ground for evidence-based decision making in dealing with hydroceles, according to the age of the child and the presenting signs and symptoms. This prospective cohort study was conducted at Al-Kademyia Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, during the period from December 2001 to December 2005. There were two groups of patients: group 1 involved 121 patients that presented with hydroceles at less than 1 year of age that were followed up to their first birthday to monitor the fate of hydroceles. Group 2 involved 140 patients, 1-12 years of age, who presented with hydroceles and had surgery. Their age, the affected side, diurnal changes in size, and the findings at surgery were recorded. In group 1, 89% of patients with hydroceles had spontaneous resolution or showed marked improvement during the first year of life and only 11% required an operation. The indications for surgery were the presence of an associated inguinal hernia (7%) and development of a huge hydrocele (3%). In group 2, 83% of patients with hydroceles presented within the first 5 years of age. Diurnal changes in the size of hydroceles were encountered in 92% of cases. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 27 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 15% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Researcher | 3 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 19% |
| Unknown | 8 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 26% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 4% |
| Decision Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 14 | 52% |
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