Hydrocele - Remedies
The Common But Little-Known Condition of Men's Mature Years .
A hydrocele is a collection of serous fluid around the testicle. 6% of newborn boys have a hydrocele. It is fairly common in adults. Hydroceles occur in an estimated 1% of adult males. Any age can be affected. It is only found in males .There are four varieties of hydrocele.
Hydrocele is the painful swelling of the testes. It can be painlessly relieved. Tapping (removing fluid with a long needle) is the method usually resorted to for removal of the fluid in hydrocele. This, however, does not remove the cause of the trouble but only its effects. The correct way in which the condition can be really dealt with successfully is through constitutional treatment. Such a treatment should aim at removing the underlying toxicity of the system which is at the root of the trouble.
The sufferer from hydrocele should begin with an exclusive fresh fruit diet for seven to ten days.In this regimen, he should have three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits, such as apples, pears, grapes, grape-fruit, oranges, pineapple, peaches, melon or any other juicy fruit in season but no bananas or dried, stewed or tinned fruit, and no other foodstuff whatever. For drinks, lemon water unsweetened or water either hot or cold may be taken.
If constipation is habitual, all steps should be taken for its eradication. During this period the bowels should be cleansed daily with a warm water enema.
Jaboulay Repair
In this procedure the tunica vaginalis is opened and the fluid is drained completely. The testis and the epididymis are examined for underlying pathology. The Jaboulay repair is fashioned by inverting the tunica up around the spermatic cord. In principle the tunica will continue to produce fluid. The surrounding tissues such as the Dartos muscle now reabsorb that fluid so that it does not accumulate. The prognosis from this operation is excellent if the hydrocele is idiopathic. The prognosis is otherwise dependent on the underlying cause.
Historical note
Mathieu Jaboulay was born on July 3rd 1860 in Lyon France. In 1892 he introduced the side to side gastro duodenostomy. He performed the first human kidney transplant in 1906. He died in Paris on November 4th 1913.
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