A 6-week-old boy is brought to the pediatrician by his mother for a 2-week history of gradual enlargement of the scrotum. Physical examination shows an enlargement of the left hemiscrotum with positive transillumination. Which of the following is the most likely mechanism of this patient’s presentation and treatment?
Genetic propensity; Dilation of the pampiniform plexus; observation
Genetic propensity; Dilation of the pampiniform plexus; surgical closure
Genetic propensity; Epididymal accumulation of fluid; observation
Genetic propensity; Epididymal accumulation of fluid; surgical closure
Genetic propensity; Patent processus vaginalis; observation
Genetic propensity; Patent processus vaginalis; surgical closure
Spontaneous occurrence; Dilation of the pampiniform plexus; observation
Spontaneous occurrence; Dilation of the pampiniform plexus; surgical closure
Spontaneous occurrence; Epididymal accumulation of fluid; observation
Spontaneous occurrence; Epididymal accumulation of fluid; surgical closure
Spontaneous occurrence; Patent processus vaginalis; observation
Spontaneous occurrence; Patent processus vaginalis; surgical closure
