Testicular Trauma Treatment in Dubai
Testicular trauma refers to damage to testicles that may lead to pain, swelling, or even a testicular rupture. Yugen Care has experienced professionals who provide the best testicular trauma treatment in Dubai along with the use of efficient diagnostic procedures and medical and surgical remedies. Our urologists in Dubai manage the degree of the injury conservatively or surgically depending on the patient’s needs. Our aims include preserving testicular function, minimizing or eliminating symptoms, and ensuring a supportive, confidential atmosphere. Dedicated to making you feel better, Yugen Care offers professional care and an individualised approach to make you feel better in a snap!
Blunt force and penetrating injuries can happen to your testicles more easily because they are outside body. Some testicular trauma events are medical emergencies, like the twisting of testicular torsion.
What is testicular trauma?
Testicular trauma refers to damage to the testicles. Much of the time, testicles can absorb the shock that comes from an injury without serious damage. At other times, you may need to seek medical attention for treatment. Trauma can hurt scrotum and testicles, even tearing the protective tissue, or causing the testicles to split open.
Who is affected by testicular trauma?
Testicular trauma can affect anyone with one or two testicles. They are outside the body and have little protection.
What are the types of testicular trauma?
There are several types of testicular trauma, including:
Contusion: This is a bruise or a hematoma, a collection of blood beneath tissues.
Testicular torsion: This means that the spermatic cord inside the testicle becomes twisted. Because the cord also has blood vessels, it must be untwisted before lack of blood flow leads to tissue death.
Rupture: This type of event, also called a fracture, causes the testicle covering to be torn. Without the tough covering, there’s no protection and the testicle contents can spill out.
Degloving: This happens when some type of accident removes the skin covering the testicles.
Dislocation: This can happen when something forces your testicle out of position.
Detaching: In some cases, the testicle has been detached.
After one of these events, you can have infections or inflammation. Epididymitis, swelling of the tube at the back of the scrotum, can turn into an infection.
Symptoms and Causes
What are the symptoms of testicular trauma?
Symptoms of testicular trauma may include:
Severe pain in your scrotum (the sac that holds your testicles).
Bruising in scrotum.
Swelling in scrotum.
Pain and discomfort in lower abdomen.
Nausea and/or vomiting.
Fever after injury.
Blood in Urine (hematuria).
Pain while urinate (dysuria).
What causes testicular trauma?
Many types of events can cause testicular trauma, including:
Penetration by weapons like knives or bullets.
Blunt force, such as kicks or punches, or things that can be thrown (like baseballs).
Automobile, motorcycle, or bicycle accidents.
Machinery accidents.
These types of events can cause minor injuries, like scraped skin, or major problems, like tearing the protective covering over the testicles and causing blood to pool.
Diagnosis and Tests
How will be testicular trauma diagnosed?
Doctor will begin by asking you questions and doing a physical examination. He will be able to feel your epididymis, which is a tube at the back of the testicle that carries sperm. Your doctor will be able to tell if your testicle and the surrounding structures feel normal.
They may order an ultrasound test, which is a non-invasive method of giving your provider a picture of what is going on inside your scrotum.
In other cases that are more severe from the beginning, or that haven’t improved after 48 hours, you may need surgery to diagnose the injury completely.
FAQ
Management and Treatment
How is testicular trauma treated?
It will be treated in different ways. For mild cases, is likely that you rest, take over-the-counter pain relieversand put ice on the affected area. They may also suggest you use some type of scrotal support and may prescribe antibiotics if needed.
If you haven’t improved after 48 hours, you should contact or return to see them.
There are certain types of trauma to the testicles that should be treated immediately. These types include any that have penetrated the scrotum and testicles, removed a large amount of skin, or that show signs of twisting or blood supply interruptions.
during surgery for treating testicular trauma:
Untwisting the testicle and fixing it into position to prevent future twisting.
Repairing a ruptured testicle and sewing the covering back together.
Washing the wound out to minimize the risk of infection.
Moving a dislocated testicle if attempts to manipulate it back into place don’t work.
Reattaching a detached testicle, if possible.
Skin grafts for degloving injuries.
Surgery to remove a damaged testicle (orchiectomy). Your provider may suggest freezing sperm if they must remove one or both testicles.
Complications of testicular trauma can include:
Infections.
Infertility.
Low testosterone.
Urologic problems.
Does testicular trauma cause cancer?
No. There’s no evidence that testicular injury causes cancer.
Does testicular trauma cause sexual dysfunction?
Injury to testicles can be a factor in erectile dysfunction, especially if the injury isn’t treated. Epididymitis, a swelling that can happen after trauma, can cause ED if the inflammation is chronic. Other types of injuries, such as those related to surgeries, can cause at least temporary problems with sexual performance.