Patient's question:
Male, 26 years old, recently experiencing frequent urination, urinary urgency, and dysuria. Sometimes difficulty urinating is observed, and urination is particularly uncomfortable. Hospital examination revealed hydrocele. Which method is better for treating hydrocele?Doctor's answer:
Hydrocele was traditionally treated with open surgery, which involved larger incisions, about 2 centimeters in length. However, due to the advancement of laparoscopic technology, we now perform laparoscopic surgery. What are the advantages of laparoscopic surgery? First, it causes less psychological trauma. Second, through the surgical approach via the abdominal cavity, we can resect the processus vaginalis at a higher position, which reduces the likelihood of recurrence.