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HYTCA

HYTCA Hydrocele Treatment Complications Audit


Aim: we investigate our management of hydrocele in adults and try to identify possible risk factors for surgical complications

Number of patients: screening population 159

Methods: a 4-year retrospective study at our university hospital based on medical records from patients with a relevant diagnosis (ICD-10). Case control design: All patients who developed a complication within 90 days were considered cases, and were compared to controls, i.e. all patients that did not develop a complication.

Inclusion: age at or above 18 years, persons with a scrotum, a relevant diagnosis at Aarhus University Hospital from 1st of January 2022 to 31st of December 2025. 

Exclusion criteria: age below 18 years, no scrotum, no hydrocele as judged by the medical history 

Status: data collection started 

Sites: Aarhus University Hospital (single site)

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Contact


Jakob Kristian Jakobsen

jkjakobsen@clin.au.dk 

Dr.Med., Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor