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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2008

Examination of a 3-month-old child revealed scrotum growth on the right. This formation has elastic consistency, its size decreases during sleep and increases when the child is crying. What examination will be helpful for making a correct diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Palpation of the thickened cord crossing the pubical tubercule (sign of the silk glove)
  2. Puncture of the scrotum
  3. Diaphanoscopy
  4. Palpation of the external inguinal ring
  5. Examination of the formation in Trendelenburg’s position
Correct answer

Palpation of the thickened cord crossing the pubical tubercule (sign of the silk glove)

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