We find out the causes of edema of the scrotum

The scrotum is an organ resembling a small leather pouch. In the anatomical structure of such a "storehouse" are located testicles, their appendages and part of the ducts that lead to the seed.

The scrotum performs the most important function: it participates in the thermoregulation of the male reproductive glands. Since normal spermatogenesis is not possible at temperatures above 35 ° C, this leather bag keeps this figure at 34.5 ° C on average. As soon as problems with the scrotum begin, many of the functions of the male sexual sphere suffer: fertility, libido, potency. Edema occurs relatively often and indicates a number of diseases. What kind and how to recognize them?

Scrotum performs an essential function: involved in thermoregulation male gonads

Conclusion The causes of edema

hydrocele

main article: Kirotsele( edema testes)

hydrocele( hydrocele) - pathology that is characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the scrotum

most simple and obvious reason of formation of edema. The hydrocele is a dropsy of testicles. With the development of this disease, especially if the process is neglected, a persistent increase in the scrotum is formed in size. From the outside it looks puffy, overly hypertrophied. This is due to the accumulation of a large amount of liquid. The most susceptible to the disease are children and adolescents. Symptoms are also very characteristic, in addition to visual data note:

• light pain syndrome in the testicles;
• discomfort, a sense of foreign body in the scrotum;
• if the disease struck by an adult - discomfort when wearing underwear, problems with erection and ejaculation.
  

  varicocele - expansion grozdevidnogo plexus of veins of the spermatic cord varicocele

Main article: varicocele treatment with

operation may also serve the cause of the swelling. In this case, the cause lies in the varicose veins of the testicles and scrotum. The result is venous congestion and a violation of the outflow of blood. Visually determined swelling of the skin sac, the testes themselves. This is a dangerous pathology that can cause early infertility. Bright symptomatology, as a rule, it does not differ, except for the late stages of development. The disease is most often detected during a preventive examination or diagnosis of another disease.

Orchitis

Main article: orchitis( testicular inflammation)

Orchitis - inflammation of the testicle tissue

testicular inflammation. Acts as a frequent factor of swelling of the scrotum and surrounding structures. In this case, the edema itself is of a secondary nature: the primary source of the problem lies in the testicles. In this case, the increase in the size of the dermal sac is noted only on one side, at the site of the lesion. In addition, typical manifestations of the disease are also observed:

• intense pain from the lesion;
• discomfort when urinating;
• Irradiation of pathological discomfort sensations in the lower abdomen, penis, loins and anus.

Epididymitis

Epididymitis - inflammation of the epididymis of the testicles

Main article: Epididymitis( inflammation of the epididymis)

Go hand in hand with orchitis. It is an inflammation of the epididymis. It develops as a result of penetration into the structure of testicles of pathogenic microorganisms( most often), or becomes the result of a recent trauma. During the pathological process,

• has severe pain, radiating to the penis, testicles. They can have a spilled character without a clear localization;
• excretion from the urethra;
• sensation of a foreign body in the scrotum.

It is important to conduct a thorough diagnosis and to identify the root cause of the disease state. She may well be hiding in a venereal infection. Then the urgent question arises of urgent hospitalization and treatment with the purpose of preservation of sexual function and fertility.

Allergy

May sound exotic, but edema is also possible with allergies. Most often it occurs after exposure to the penis and scrotum of aggressive substances: lubricants, etc. Also with an immune response to contraceptives. In this case, the scrotum becomes red, swells and grows in size almost twice or even more. From the side the organ looks unnatural. In this case, there is a uniform increase in the scrotum from both sides. Problems with urination and erectile function are not noted.

Testicle torsion

Torsion of the egg

Main article: Torsion of the egg or its hydatids

Dangerous and potentially disabling condition. It is accompanied not only by the swelling of the scrotum, but also by intense pains, reddening of the lesion. There may be discharge from the urethra, symptoms of general intoxication of the body with nausea and vomiting. Often, hematomas and the output of the transudate are formed into the cavity of the skinned organ itself( it is noted during palpation).

Surgical and Other Manipulation

Bladder catheterization, the introduction of a transurethral probe or tools for resection of the prostate are accompanied by an increase in the scrotum in the volume.

Atheroma

Because there are a lot of sebaceous glands in the scrotal area, it is possible to block them with the formation of atheroma( wen).

Other causes of

In addition, the causes of the problem are such pathologies as:

• tuberculosis;
• mumps( mumps);
• tumor.

Diagnostic measures

The diagnosis of this problem is handled by a urologist or urologist-andrologist. At the initial reception, an oral questioning of the patient is carried out for complaints, their duration, circumstances of origin, nature. Then an anamnesis is collected. These measures are necessary for setting an approximate diagnosis. Then a visual assessment of the scrotum, palpation. Already at this stage the doctor can make a correct diagnosis and determine the cause of the pathological condition. In the future it is necessary to pass the following measures to verify the alleged factor of the formation of the disease state:

• Diaphanoscopy( scrotal examination to assess the state of incoming anatomical structures).
• ultrasound of the scrotum and testes. It is necessary for the same purposes.
• Smear from the urethra. Called to identify the alleged pathogen of infection, if any. Meanwhile, the procedure itself can provoke the development of temporary swelling of the scrotum.
• Puncture of the scrotum to remove part of the transudate or to conduct a biopsy of the alleged tumor.
• Histological and morphological studies of the scrotal area. It is carried out as an exception and only to establish the nature of the neoplastic process in the tissues.

Treatment

Treatment is symptomatic, and also aimed at arresting the pathological causes of the disease. Depending on the type of pathology, the therapy can be:

• medication, with the use of a whole range of drugs( with varicocele, hydrocele, uncomplicated orchitis, epididymitis);
• manual( when torsion of the testicle is practiced its correction);
• surgical( with complicated orchitis, severe purulent epididymitis, tumors, cryptorchidism).

Everything depends on the root cause of the disease. The specific tactics of therapy, as well as the names of medications are determined only by the doctor.

Conclusion

Swelling of the scrotum is a symptom of many pathologies, but not an independent disease. To treat and explore is not his, but the root cause that caused such an unpleasant manifestation. Only in this way can an unfavorable symptom be reversed and the patient returned to a healthy life.

Recommended for viewing: