The outcomes of conservative management and the natural history of asymptomatic hydroceles in children.
Masashi KurobeAtsushi HaradaTetsuro SugiharaYuji BabaTomomasa HiramatsuShinsuke OhashiMasahiko OtsukaPublished in: Pediatric surgery international (2020)
About one-third of children over 2 years of age achieve spontaneous resolution. Hydroceles with conservative management may not affect the testicular size. Thus, initial conservative management before surgery is recommend for AHs in children, even over 2 years of age.