Giant hydrocele - an epitome of neglect

Hydrocele [Greek: water - sac] is abnormal fluid collection within the tunica vaginalis of the scrotum or a patent tunica vaginalis. It is arelatively common condition in surgical practice. However, a giant hydrocele, here defined for clinical purposes, as a hydrocele equal to orbigger than the patient’s head, is rare as indicated by the limited number of reported cases in the literature.In this paper I am presenting three cases of giant hydroceles and highlighting how it affects the quality of patients’ life by way ofcomplications, infertility, sexual function and work capacity.