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A 54-year-old male asked:
Dear sirs i had epidymo orchitis with epididymitis and hydrocele in right testicle cause by bacterial infection escherihia colli. after full antibiotic treatment only hydrocele left. will hydrocelle disapear without surgery?
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Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
Post inflammatory hydroceles can resolve with time. But cant be predicted which will Only time will tell. Wear a scrortal supprt underwear. Wish you luck
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Answered Nov 14, 2022
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Viral infection such as mumps orchitis is the well known example. At times, the report of ultrasound study is based on the image of its tissue texture, which is an indirect evidence to suggest such but not conformative. So, whatever is seen in US has to correlate with clinical pictures. Besides, some ache inside the sac is not indicative of orchitis or epididymitis, but something else.
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Sometimes it takes time for the area of surgery to become normal . It should happen in 8-12 weeks. If not see the surgeon again.
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Ive had surgery last week for hydrocele on both testicles. Few days ago my right testicle is really firm compared to the left and is giving me pain on the right side of the inner thigh and right above the penis. What could this be?
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