Patient's question:
Appendix inflammation, I don't know what the disease is. I also don't know what caused it. But if you're sick, you have to treat it. The reason doesn't matter. The most important thing is to get better. No matter what the cause, you have to treat it well.Doctor's answer:
Experts from urological hospitals point out that epididymitis is a relatively common genital inflammation in clinical practice. According to different clinical symptom manifestations, epididymitis can be divided into acute and chronic types. Chronic epididymitis is often caused by delayed treatment of acute epididymitis. The symptoms of acute epididymitis are relatively mild. If you have chronic epididymitis, where should you seek treatment? First, it is necessary to understand the symptom manifestations.1. Experts from urological hospitals emphasize that early detection and early treatment should be adopted if a person suffers from acute epididymitis. Severe acute epididymitis can lead to irreversible end-stage chronic epididymitis, at which point symptoms may be milder than those of acute epididymitis. Chronic epididymitis, due to fibrosis, causes the entire epididymis to harden, with very prominent scars under the microscope. The epididymal ducts can be seen to be occluded, and the tissue is infiltrated with lymphocytes and plasma cells.
2. Generally, chronic epididymitis does not present any symptoms unless there is an acute exacerbation. At this time, local discomfort may occur, and patients may feel a lump in the scrotum. The epididymis becomes thickened and enlarged, with or without tenderness. It is very easy to distinguish the epididymis from the testis during palpation. The spermatic cord may become thickened, and sometimes the diameter of the vas deferens increases. The prostate becomes hard and fibrotic, and prostatitis is often accompanied by the presence of pus cells. Urinalysis can show infection secondary to prostatitis. Tuberculous epididymitis is very similar to chronic epididymitis, with the vas deferens appearing like a string of beads, and the seminal vesicle becoming thickened. Urinalysis may show sterile urine or tuberculous urine, suggesting tuberculous epididymitis. Testicular tumors may present with a testicular mass, and a thickened, hard epididymis can be felt during palpation. The testis may feel numb. Epididymal tumors are rare, and differentiation from epididymitis relies on pathological examination. If chronic epididymitis is bilateral, it can lead to infertility.
Where should one seek treatment for epididymitis? Doctors from urological hospitals remind that when a male friend suffers from chronic epididymitis, it should never be taken lightly, nor should self-diagnosis and treatment be attempted. It is essential to seek examination and treatment at a regular hospital as soon as possible. Experts from urological hospitals point out that traditional treatment methods generally have issues such as large trauma, slow recovery time, and increased bacterial resistance due to excessive drug use. After years of clinical research, urological hospitals have addressed the difficulties in treating orchitis and adopted a comprehensive, integrated therapy approach. With the of carefully selected drugs, this combined treatment technology has effectively resolved the challenges of treating epididymitis, achieving a three-in-one goal of anti-inflammation, sterilization, and functional recovery. It is a new therapy for the treatment of chronic epididymitis.