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INFECTIONS OF THE TESTIS AND EPIDIDYMIS Epididymo-orchitis Definition Inflammation confined to the e...

Epididymal cysts These are filled with a clear fluid. They are very common, usually multiple and va...

FURTHER READING Brierley JD, Gospodarowicz MK, Wittekind C (eds). TNM classification of malignant...

Filarial hydroceles and chyloceles Filarial hydroceles and chyloceles account for up to 80% of hy...

Clinical features When assessing a child with suspected testicular maldescent, it is helpful to h...

Consequences Infertility Men with undescended testes may have reduced fertility , even after orch...

Differential diagnosis Skin redness and mild pyrexia may result in the condition being confused w...

CYSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EPIDIDYMIS There are several types of cyst associated with the epididy...

Carcinoma of the scrotum ‘Chimney sweep’s cancer’ was the first reported occupational cancer (desc...

Classification and pathology Tumours of the testis are classified according to their predom inant ...

Absent testis ‘Vanishing’ testis describes a condition in which a testis devel ops but disappears...

genital warts) Genital warts are caused by infection with HPV and are sexu - ally transmitted. In...

Tropical sexually transmitted infections Lymphogranuloma venereum Lymphogranuloma venereum is a s...

Urethral discharge The commonest cause of urethral discharge in men is urethritis; the two commo...

acquired reactive arthritis) Reiter’s disease is an autoimmune disease characterised by the triad...

T H E P E N I S Anatomy The penis is a sexual organ and composed of three tubular structures. ...

THE MALE URETHRA Anatomy The male urethra is a fibromuscular tube that extends from the bladder ne...

Treatment Management is divided into treatment of the primary tumour and treatment of the ingui...

Reiter’s disease (synonym: sexually

Short frenulum Phimosis should not be confused with the condition where the frenulum is short. I...