John Seidl, MD Gregory Brotzman, MD Milwaukee, Wisconsin Submitted, revised, November 1, 1999. From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin. Presented at the Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Forum, June 1999. Reprint requests should be addressed to John Seidl, MD, Columbia Family Care Center, 210 West Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212. E-mail: jseidl@mcw.edu.
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In our small study with complete but limited follow-up, perforation of a small hydrocele incident to vasectomy was a fairly common occurrence with little or no morbidity. Previous hernia surgery was the most notable associated factor. An enlarging hydrocele could be an indication for further evaluation to exclude cancer.
