Aftercare Following surgery, the patient usually only needs a follow-up examination several weeks after the surgery to examine the incision and to check for signs of infection. There is a slight risk of infection and internal hemorrhage as well as a chance of excessive bleeding from the surgical incision. Normal results There may be swelling of the scrotum for up to a month. The hydrocele does not grow back. Abnormal results Swelling that lasts for several months is sometimes a complication of hydrocelectomy.
Infection can also occur.
The process of removing fluids or gasses from the body by suction. Hernia The protrusion of an organ or tissue through a wall that normally contains it. Further Reading Books Hurst, J. W. Medicine for the Practicing Physician. Sabiston, D.C., and H.K. Lyrly Essentials of Surgery. W.B. Saunders Company, 1994.