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epididymoorchitis

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epididymoorchitis
[ep′idid′imō′ôrkī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, epi +, didymos + orchis, testis, itis
inflammation of the epididymis and of the testis. See also epididymitis, orchitis.


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The torsion may result in hyperemia, mimicking epididymoorchitis.
Complications, including hematoma, infection, sperm granulomas, epididymoorchitis, and congestive epididymitis, occur in 1 to 6% of men undergoing vasectomy.
TREATMENT: Urgent - without blood, the testicle will die within four hours, It's hard to tell the difference between torsion and epididymoorchitis so if in doubt, go straight to casualty.
 
 
 
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