Spectrum of inguinoscrotal disorders. A: Normal anatomy Spectrum of inguinoscrotal disorders. A: Normal anatomy. The processus vaginalis is obliterated and there is a small remnant, the tunica vaginalis, adjacent to the posterior surface of the testis. B: Scrotal hydrocele. C: Communicating hydrocele. Note the proximal patency of the processus vaginalis. D: Hydrocele of the spermatic cord. E: Inguinal hernia. F: Inguinoscrotal hernia. (From Sheldon CA: Inguinal and scrotal disorders. In: Essentials of Pediatric Surgery. Rowe MI et al [editors]. Mosby, 1995. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier.) Source: Chapter 43. Pediatric Surgery, CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13e Citation: Doherty GM. CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, 13e; 2010 Available at: https://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/Books/dohe13/dohe13_c043f020e.gif&sec=39716711&BookID=343&ChapterSecID=39702831&imagename= Accessed: October 29, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved