From: Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a malignancy associated with recurrent epididymitis?
Preoperative diagnosis
Case number
Percentage (%)
Reference
Hydrocele
50
49.5
[1–5, 8, 10, 14–16, 20, 21, 23, 32, 33]
Testicular tumor
37
36.6
[3, 5, 9, 13, 17, 18, 21–26, 28–31]
Inguinal hernia
6
5.9
[5, 11, 23, 27]
Epididymitis
3
[5, 12], and our study
Spermatocele
2
[5]
Testicular torsion
[19, 27]
Post-traumatic testicular lesion
1
Total number
101
100