Enlarged epididymis

MedGen UID:: 660765
•Concept ID:: C0577220
•: Finding

Synonym:	Epididymis enlarged
SNOMED CT:	Epididymis enlarged (300497000)

HPO:	HP:0034479

Definition

Abnormal increase in the size of the epididymis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVEnlarged epididymis

Abnormality of the genitourinary system
- Abnormality of the genital system
  - Abnormal reproductive system morphology
    - Abnormality of the male genitalia
      - Abnormal male internal genitalia morphology
        Abnormal epididymis morphology
        Enlarged epididymis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Scrotum in Childhood and Adolescence with High-Resolution Duplex Sonography.

Deeg KH
Ultraschall Med 2021 Feb;42(1):10-38. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1055/a-1325-1834. PMID: 33530122

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ultrasound of the male genital tract in relation to male reproductive health.

Lotti F, Maggi M
Hum Reprod Update 2015 Jan-Feb;21(1):56-83. Epub 2014 Jul 19 doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmu042. PMID: 25038770

Acute scrotum in children: an 18-year retrospective study.

Yang C Jr, Song B, Liu X, Wei GH, Lin T, He DW
Pediatr Emerg Care 2011 Apr;27(4):270-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318213144e. PMID: 21490540

Sonographic appearance of the epididymis in pediatric testicular torsion.

Nussbaum Blask AR, Rushton HG
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006 Dec;187(6):1627-35. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0461. PMID: 17114561

Duplex sonographic findings in children with torsion of the testicular appendages: overlap with epididymitis and epididymoorchitis.

Karmazyn B, Steinberg R, Livne P, Kornreich L, Grozovski S, Schwarz M, Ziv N, Freud E
J Pediatr Surg 2006 Mar;41(3):500-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.11.046. PMID: 16516624

Sonographic findings in tuberculous epididymitis and epididymo-orchitis.

Chung JJ, Kim MJ, Lee T, Yoo HS, Lee JT
J Clin Ultrasound 1997 Sep;25(7):390-4. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199709)25:7<390::aid-jcu7>3.0.co;2-5. PMID: 9282805

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Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Scrotum in Childhood and Adolescence with High-Resolution Duplex Sonography.

Deeg KH
Ultraschall Med 2021 Feb;42(1):10-38. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1055/a-1325-1834. PMID: 33530122

Ultrasound of the male genital tract in relation to male reproductive health.

Lotti F, Maggi M
Hum Reprod Update 2015 Jan-Feb;21(1):56-83. Epub 2014 Jul 19 doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmu042. PMID: 25038770

Acute scrotum in children: an 18-year retrospective study.

Yang C Jr, Song B, Liu X, Wei GH, Lin T, He DW
Pediatr Emerg Care 2011 Apr;27(4):270-4. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318213144e. PMID: 21490540

Sonographic findings in tuberculous epididymitis and epididymo-orchitis.

Chung JJ, Kim MJ, Lee T, Yoo HS, Lee JT
J Clin Ultrasound 1997 Sep;25(7):390-4. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199709)25:7<390::aid-jcu7>3.0.co;2-5. PMID: 9282805

Sonographic features of focal orchitis.

Lentini JF, Benson CB, Richie JP
J Ultrasound Med 1989 Jul;8(7):361-5. doi: 10.7863/jum.1989.8.7.361. PMID: 2664210

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Prognosis

Differential Diagnosis of Acute Scrotum in Childhood and Adolescence with High-Resolution Duplex Sonography.

Deeg KH
Ultraschall Med 2021 Feb;42(1):10-38. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1055/a-1325-1834. PMID: 33530122

Bilateral epididymal sarcoidosis.

Hassan A, El-Mogy S, Zalata K, Mostafa T
Fertil Steril 2009 May;91(5):1957.e1-4. Epub 2009 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.091. PMID: 19249026

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