Water hernia is a fluid-filled bulge around the testicle in the scrotum.\u00a0It usually does not cause any problems, is harmless, and usually disappears as the child gets older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water rupture<\/strong> is usually present at birth. The scrotum is swollen and you usually get information that it is a water hernia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most common symptom of water rupture in children<\/strong> is that the scrotum is swollen.\u00a0The hernia can either be around one testicle or around both testicles.\u00a0It can be as small as olive or as large as a plum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact a\u00a0child\u00a0care center\u00a0or\u00a0child\u00a0care center, BVC, if the child’s purse becomes swollen and it was not at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The doctor examines the scrotum by shining through the swelling with a flashlight. The liquid in the water fraction is translucent and the light of the lamp is visible through the liquid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In order for you to be involved in care and treatment, it is important that you understand the information you receive from the healthcare staff.\u00a0Ask questions if you don’t understand.\u00a0Children should also be involved in their care.\u00a0The older the child, the more important it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Water rupture<\/em> is harmless and usually does not need treatment. The hernia decreases during the child’s first year of life to finally disappear completely. It is very uncommon but sometimes the water rupture does not disappear, then the child may need surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fractures can be formed if what protects the body’s interior, such as muscles, connective tissue, and tendons, has become weak in one place.\u00a0Then the body’s soft tissues or fluid can bulge and form a larger or smaller bulge, a hernia.\u00a0The hernia may contain intestine, fat, or fluid.\u00a0If children get hernias are most often\u00a0umbilical hernia,\u00a0inguinal hernia,\u00a0and water hernia.\u00a0In groin hernia and umbilical hernia, it is usually a piece of intestine that can bulge while water hernia contains only fluid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Water hernia<\/span> is also sometimes called\u00a0purse hernia.\u00a0\u00a0In healthcare, water hernia is also called a hydrocele.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Water hernia is a fluid-filled bulge around the testicle in the scrotum. It usually does not cause any problems, is harmless and usually disappears as the child gets older.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1129,1416],"tags":[1444,1443],"class_list":["post-1019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diseases","category-genitals","category-purse-and-testicles","tag-water-hernia","tag-water-rupture-in-children"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4330,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1019\/revisions\/4330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Symptoms of water rupture in children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When and where should I seek care?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Investigation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You should understand the information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Treatment of water rupture in children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What happens in the body<\/h2>\n\n\n\n