Capacity building for the modified filarial hydrocelectomy technique in West Africa

▶ Microfilaria of Wuchereria Bancrofti are injected into the blood stream of man by the bite of the anopheles mosquitoe. ▶ The Microfilaria mature in the lymphatics of the genitourinary tract into adult worms. ▶ The adult worms cause dilatation of the genitourinary lymphatics. ▶ The dilated genitourinary lymphatics eventually lead to formation of Filarial Hydrocele. ▶ Filarial hydrocele is operated using the technique of total tunical resection without drainage.