Benign Scrotal Masses in the Adolescent Male: Varicoceles, Spermatoceles, and Hydroceles
Monga; Sofikitis; Hellstrom
Adolescent Medicine 7(1): 131-140
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1041-3499 PMID: 10359962 Document Number: 462614
Because scrotal masses may be a source of embarrassment for adolescents concerned about fertility and sexual prowess, supportive counseling should be included in treatment. The authors summarize the history, pathophysiology, epidemiology, natural history, signs and symptoms, laboratory tests, diagnostic problems, treatment, and prognosis of these masses.
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