• Is surgery mandatory for epididymo-orchitis?

I am a 36-year-old man and I am suffering severe pain due to epididymo-orchitis. The doctors have recommended a surgery to removed the coiled tube which seems to have triggered the infection. Is the surgery necessary or can the condition be treated with medications?

5 Answers

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

You will eventually need Surgery. Medications have horrible side effects. You have to remove the source of the problem.

  • Surgeon
  • London, London City

Surgery is not the first choice treatment. Conservative treatment is arranged by your specialist doctor who diagnosed you in the first instance. A second opinion is another option.

  • Surgeon
  • Quincy, CA

Usually treated medically. Need US to make sure its not torsion of testicle. Usually better within 72 hours, if not you need additional work up for cause of pain.

  • Surgeon
  • Cartersville, GA

There must me more to this problem. The typical treatment is non operative with rest, antibiotics, and analgesics. Is there something else going on you are not telling me?

  • Surgeon
  • Beckley, West Virginia

Tell your physician to consider antibiotics. Wait for a month and see how you respond. Let him reassess and then refer to a urologist for consultation.

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