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Epididymectomy in the management of intrascrotal disease:
Author(s) -
Sweeney,
Minghong Tan,
; Butler,
McDermott,
Grainger,
Thornhill
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1998.00636.x
Subject(s) - epididymitis , medicine , vasectomy , scrotal pain , surgery , disease , general surgery , family planning , scrotum , research methodology , population , environmental health
Objective To assess the outcome of epididymectomy as a method of treating epididymal pathology. Patients and methods Forty‐one patients who underwent epididymectomy between 1990 and 1995 were analysed retrospectively; their clinical records were reviewed and their satisfaction with the outcome and relief of symptoms assessed using a questionnaire and/or telephone interview. Results Twenty‐nine patients with pain were subdivided into three categories depending on the indication for epididymectomy, i.e. post‐vasectomy epididymal engorgement (eight patients), complex cystic disease (11) or ‘chronic epididymitis’ (10). The outcome was satisfactory in 27 of the 29 patients. The best results were obtained in the group who underwent epididymectomy after vasectomy, where seven of eight improved after the procedure. Those with chronic epididymitis had the least favourable outcome, with only seven reporting any improvement in symptoms. Conclusions Epididymectomy has a valuable role in the management of epididymal pathology in appropriately selected patients.