Which is false about hydrocele?
The fluid of the hydrocele surrounds the body of the testis making the testis impalpable. If one can feel the testis separate from the scrotal swelling then the swelling is not a hydrocele but may be a cyst of the epididymis or spermatocele. Reference : page 625 A manual on clinical surgery Das 10th edition
Almost always fluid is transudate
Get above the swelling
Testis is separate from swelling
Obscures inguinal hernia
Urology