A NEW PARAMETER FOR QUANTIFICATION AND DISTINCTION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AMOUNT OF SCROTAL FLUID AND HYDROCELE=TESTIS VOLUME / SCROTAL VOLUME RATIO

Purpose: To determine limits for the amount of tunical fluid enough to be termed as hydrocele ultrasonographically and to define hydrocele for the first time with standart numerical criteria Methods and Materials: Group 1 consisted of 20 patients with unilateral clinical hydrocele for a mean of 7.2±6.2 (range 2–24) months and referred for scrotal US. Group 2 included 20 patients referred for scrotal US for reasons other than hydrocele. Group 3 comprised 20 male control subjects with no scrotal complaints. Testicular volume (Vt), scrotal volume (Vs) and Vt/Vs ratio were calculated for each subject by the dimensio…