Acute scrotum
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| N50.9 | Disease of the male genital organs, unspecified |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
As acute scrotum are in the medicine and urology sudden, severe pain of various causes in one, rarely two Skrotalfächern referred. In addition to the pain, which usually radiates to the groin , there may be swelling and reddening of the respective side of the scrotum .
Possible causes are:
- a testicular or hydatid torsion
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Inflammation
- the epididymis ( epididymitis ),
- of the testicle itself ( orchitis ),
- the spermatic duct ( deferentitis ),
- of the spermatic cord ( funiculitis )
- the scrotal skin (scrotal abscess and erysipelas )
- an acute idiopathic scrotal edema
Since the testicular torsion can lead to stasis of a sufficient blood supply as a result of the blocking of the venous blood flow and thus to the destruction of the testicle / testicles, surgical exploration is always indicated in cases of doubt .
literature
- LE Galejs: Diagnosis and treatment of the acute scrotum. In: Am Fam Physician. 1999 Feb 15; 59 (4), pp. 817-824. Review. PMID 10068706
