(1) Alternatively, they can be drained with a needle and syringe, although the sac of the hydrocele may fill with fluid again after a few months.(2) These membranes form a closed, fluid-lined sac, like a deflated balloon, that sometimes swells up to become a hydrocele .(3) What are some of the specific complications associated with hydrocele / hernia surgery?(4) the swelling is a hydrocele of the cord(5) A hydrocele occurs when fluid collects in the membranes surrounding the testes.(6) hydrocele may progress over the years(7) Possible causes include tumors of the testicle or spermatic cord, spermatoceles, hydroceles , varicoceles, hernias, or lipomas.