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Of particular interest was the outcome of those patients who presented with a non\u2010communicating hydrocele that developed after the first year of life and was managed conservatively.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> All patients older than 12 months of age who were evaluated as outpatients with the diagnosis of hydrocele from January 1994 to January 2001 were identified. Possible risk factors and predisposing conditions were determined. For the patients who had surgical correction, surgical indications were identified. For non\u2010surgical patients, long\u2010term outcomes were recorded.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 302 patients older than 12 months of age with the diagnosis of new onset hydrocele were identified. Of these, 35% were non\u2010communicating, 59% were communicating, and 6% were hydroceles of the spermatic cord. In terms of surgery, 97% of communicating hydroceles, 71% of hydroceles of the spermatic cord, and 34% of non\u2010communicating hydroceles had operative management. Seventy patients with non\u2010communicating hydroceles did not receive surgery and 51 (73%) were contacted for long term follow\u2010up. In these 51 patients, 76% of non\u2010communicating hydroceles resolved completely, 6% decreased in size but were still present, 14% remained the same size, and 4% had an unknown status. The average time to resolution was 5.6 months with a median time of 3 months. The time range to resolution was from 1\u2003day to 24 months. Follow\u2010up averaged 73.7 months with a range of 33 to 120 months.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Approximately 75% of new onset, non\u2010congenital, non\u2010communicating hydroceles resolve spontaneously irrespective of size. 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