Complete testicular infarction secondary to epididymoorchitis and pyocele. 2020

Amit Ramjit, and Christopher Shin, and Morris Hayim
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Department of Radiology, Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital, 475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY, USA.

Epididymoorchitis is a relatively common urologic condition involving the scrotum which presents with unilateral pain and swelling. It is typically treated with antibiotics but can progress to complications such as scrotal pyocele. Global testicular infarction is an exceedingly rare but devastating complication of epididymoorchitis. Grey scale and color Doppler ultrasound demonstrate testicular hypovascularity with subsequent hypoechoic changes of the testicular parenchyma. Scrotal MRI shows T2 hyperintense changes through the testicle with nonenhancement of the testicular parenchyma post contrast, consistent with infarction. The cause of global infarction in epididymitis is uncertain but may be due to mixed arterial and venous insufficiency. This case illustrates a 41-year-old male that developed acute left testicular pain. Initial ultrasound showed an enlarged left testicle with hyperemia. The patient's symptoms progressed and a scrotal MRI demonstrated a lack of left testicular enhancement consistent with global infarction, as well as an adjacent pyocele.

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