[Urinary diversion for acute epididymitis : Transurethral or suprapubic catheter?]

Abstract

Acute infective epididymitis is the most common cause for scrotal pain in adults. The severe course of the disease requires immediate antimicrobial management, comprised antibiotic treatment and supportive measures. Patients with chronic indwelling catheters and developing epididymitis show a more severe clinical course compared to patients without a catheter. Although it is common clinical practice to place a catheter for the treatment of a systemic infectious condition of the genitourinary tract, there is only limited evidence of support due to the absence of clinical trials.

• Authors: G Magistro, C G Stief, F M E Wagenlehner, Adrian Pilatz
• Journal: Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) (Urologie) Vol. 61 Issue 6 Pg. 609-613 (Jun 2022) ISSN: 2731-7072 [Electronic] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Harnableitung bei akuter Epididymitis : Transurethraler oder suprapubischer Katheter?
• PMID: 35486147 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Catheters, Indwelling (adverse effects)
• Epididymitis (complications)
• Humans
• Male
• Urinary Catheterization (adverse effects)
• Urinary Diversion (adverse effects)
• Urinary Tract Infections (etiology)