Pre-Op Diagnosis: {Blank single:19197:: "Left", "Right"} hydrocele Post-Op Diagnosis: Same Procedures: {Blank single:19197:: "Left", "Right"} hydrocelectomy Primary Surgeon: *** Assistants: ***, MD Findings: *** hydrocele with *** fluid, total *** cc. Anesthesia: General EBL: Minimal Specimens: Hydrocele sac Drains: *** Complications: None Disposition: PACU Condition: Stable INDICATION FOR PROCEDURE: @NAME@ is a @AGE@ male with a symptomatic hydrocele. He was made aware of the risks of the procedure, including but not limited to bleeding, infection, damage to surrounding nerves, vessels, organs, testicular artery injury, testicular atrophy, infertility, recurrence, and need for additional surgery. The patient understood these risks and gave informed consent to proceed. DESCRIPTION OF PROCEDURE: Once informed consent was obtained, the patient was brought to the operating room and placed in a supine position. A preoperative time-out was performed to confirm the patient's identity as well as the procedure to be performed and the side of the procedure. The site of the procedure was marked prior to the operation. Preoperative antibiotics were administered. The patient's scrotum was clipped and then prepped and draped in the standard sterile fashion with Chloraprep. A hemiscrotal transverse incision was delineated using a marking pen. A #15-blade was then used to incise along the scrotal incision and electrocautery was used to carry the incision down through the dartos fascia. This allowed delivery of the hemiscrotal contents with the tunica vaginalis intact. The hydrocele was identified along with the anatomy of the testis and cord. The sac was opened sharply and the fluid aspirated. The sac was excised with care to avoid the epididymis and assure excellent hemostasis. The parietal and visceral tunica vaginalis edges were over sewn together with running #3-0 chromic. The testis was then placed back into the hemiscrotum in its normal anatomic position. We carefully inspected to ensure that the spermatic cord contents and testicle were in their normal anatomic position. {Blank single:19197:: "A drain was placed.", ""} We then closed the dartos layer of scrotum with a running #3-0 Chromic suture and closed the skin with a running horizontal mattress #3-0 Chromic suture. The patient was cleaned and dried. Bacitracin, telfa gauze, fluffs, and scrotal support were used as a dressing. The patient tolerated the procedure well without complications. Sponge, needle, and instrument counts were correct at the end of the case. The patient was transported to the PACU in stable condition. Teaching surgeon attestation: *** was present and scrubbed for the entire procedure.