Patient's question:
How should epididymitis be treated?Doctor's answer:
Acute orchitis is commonly caused by the spread of urinary tract inflammation, prostatitis, and seminal vesiculitis along the vas deferens to the epididymis. Hematogenous infection is less common. Procedures such as urological instrumentation, frequent catheterization, and post-prostatectomy indwelling catheter retention can easily lead to orchitis. If acute orchitis is not treated properly, it may progress to chronic orchitis.For acute orchitis, appropriate rest, antibiotics, and general analgesics should be administered. Local measures such as cold compresses, physical therapy, and scrotal support with a scrotal belt are effective. If an abscess forms, incision and drainage are necessary. Chronic orchitis is often associated with chronic prostatitis, so the treatment measures are generally the same as those for chronic prostatitis.