How do I know if my child has a hydrocele or hernia?
A parent usually notices a hydrocele or hernia by detecting a bulge or swelling in the scrotum or above this in the groin. If this bulge gets bigger and smaller, it suggests that the opening is big enough to permit free flow of the fluid in and out of the tunica vaginalis. Girls can also get hernias and the bulge or swelling will be noted along the outside of the vagina in the labia.
