A 46-year-old man has a swelling in the scrotum. It shows clear transillumination anterior to the testis when a light is applied to the scrotum in a dark room. This physical exam is most consistent with?
In adults, this is diagnostic, but in children, transillumination is also seen in an indirect inguinal hernia. As epididymal cyst may transilluminate but is posterior to the testis.
Cyst of the epididymis
Torsion of testis
Hydrocele
Direct inguinal hernia
Urethra & Penis