Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients and clinical characteristics
From: Watchful waiting for communicating hydrocoele in infants
Total cohort n = 93 infants | |
|---|---|
Gestational age (weeks) mean ± SD | 38.5 ± 2.2 |
Age at presentation (days) median (min, max) | 50 (7, 540) |
Reducibility on examination no. (%) | 43 (46.2%) |
Intermittent course no. (%) | 50 (53.8%) |
Laterality no. (%) | |
Bilateral | 65 (69.9%) |
Right | 19 (20.4%) |
Left | 9 (9.7%) |