A population based assessment of XXXX following outpatient hydrocelectomy and spermatocelectomy.

@entity1 @entity1216 @entity1496 @entity32 @entity4 @entity532 @entity260 @entity281 @entity86 @entity1118
PURPOSE: We determine the incidence of @entity532 following outpatient scrotal surgery for the treatment of hydroceles and spermatoceles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of all @entity1 undergoing hydrocelectomy or spermatocelectomy between April 1, 1997 and March 31, 1999 at 1 institution was performed. The hospital and office charts were reviewed, and @entity260 ( @entity281 , persistent @entity4 , @entity1118 ) were recorded. The type of preoperative antiseptic preparation ( @entity1496 based versus @entity1216 ) and the presence or absence of surgical drains were also recorded. RESULTS: A total of 161 @entity1 were included in the study with an average age of 53.7 years. The overall complication rate was 19.2%. @entity281 formation occurred in 9.3% of @entity1 , persistent @entity4 (treatment failure) in 9.3% and @entity1118 in 0.6%. There was no significant difference in the complication rate when the preoperative preparations and the presence or absence of surgical drains were compared. CONCLUSIONS: The most common @entity532 following scrotal surgery for hydroceles and spermatoceles are persistent scrotal @entity4 , @entity32 and @entity86 . Further prospective investigation is required to study factors such as the use of drains, preoperative and/or perioperative antibiotics and the type of surgical preparations, which may have a role in complication rates.
