Hernia vs Hydrocele - Dr. Bhavesh Doshi, Pediatric Surgeon

Case No. 14: Hernia vs Hydrocele

• Both have a common etiology i.e. patent processus vaginalis.
• Hernia is treated only by surgical correction, i.e. herniotomy.
• Child with hydrocele can wait up to 2 years before the surgery for spontaneous obliteration of the processus vaginalis.
• Hernia is a semi-emergency and should be operated at the earliest possible elective OT.
• Herniotomy is performed as a daycare surgery with a small 1-inch scar and blood loss is minimal.
• Laparoscopic hernia repair also gives good results. Preferred for bilateral conditions.