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The epididymis stores and carries sperm. Males of any age can get ... Bacteria from a urinary tract or prostate infection might spread from the infected site to ...
A tender, swollen or hardened testicle or epididymis (ep-ih-DID-uh-miss). The epididymis is the soft, comma-shaped tube above and behind the testicle that ...
Sometimes, all or part of the epididymis needs to be removed surgically. This surgery is called an epididymectomy. Surgical repair might be done when ...
A spermatocele (SPUR-muh-toe-seel) is an abnormal sac (cyst) that develops in the epididymis — the small, coiled tube located on the upper testicle that ...
Bacterial orchitis might be associated with epididymitis — an inflammation of the coiled tube (epididymis) at the back of the testicle that stores and carries ...
Pain might come from within the testicle itself. Or it might arise from the coiled tube and supporting tissue behind the testicle, called the epididymis.
Inflammation can damage the scrotum, epididymis or other structures along the cord that carries blood vessels and nerves to the testicle (spermatic cord). Nerve ...
This swelling happens when fluid collects in the thin sac that surrounds a testicle. Hydroceles are common in newborns. They often go away without treatment by ...
... epididymis (spermatocele); infections of the testicle or epididymis; or a hernia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An MRI scan uses a powerful magnet and ...
This surgery attaches the vas deferens directly to the small organ at the back of each testicle that holds sperm (epididymis). A vasoepididymostomy is more ...
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