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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  12, Issue 4, October- December 2021, Pages 215-221
 

Original Article

A Clinical Study of Scrotal Swelling and its Various Treatment Modalities

Akshatha HS1, Sachin Murukanahalli Basavaraju2, Manjunath AP3

1,2Assistant Professor, 3Junior Resident, Department of General surgery, Adichuchanagiri Institute of Medical Science, Karnataka 571432, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.12421.3

Abstract

Aim: To study the etiology, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment modalities & their outcomes, post operative complications for scrotal swellings and follow up. Materials and Methods: The cases admitted to the surgical wards over a period of one and a half years i.e., November 2018 to May 2020, formed the material for this study. During this period 100 cases with h/o scrotal swelling admitted in various surgical units, selected at random were studied in detail as per proforma. Sampling Method: A Simple Random Sampling Results: 100 cases of scrotal swellings were studied and compared based on age, occupational distribution, mode of presentation, duration of symptoms, predisposing factors, treatment modalities and post operative complications. Conclusions: Scrotal swelling was commonest symptom. The other symptoms included pain/ heaviness of scrotum, fever, etc. •     Definitive surgery was done in 90 cases. •     Various forms of hydrocele constituted a major portion of the study (50 cases). •     Varicocele was the second commonest cause comprising of 13 cases. •     A total of 9 cases of Fournier”s gangrene, 6 cases of torsion of testis including one with scrotal abscess. •     There were 09 cases of epididymo-orchitis, 4 cases of testicular tumor, 3 cases each of sebaceous cyst and encysted hydrocele of cord and 2 cases of hydrocele with hernia. Keywords: Treatment modalities; Scrotal swellings; Hydrocoele; Varicocele; Outcome.


Corresponding Author : Sachin Murukanahalli Basavaraju, Assistant Professor, Department of General surgery, Adichuchanagiri Institute of Medical Science, Karnataka 571432, India.