A 72-year-old man went to the ER with difficulty breathing and a "whistling scrotum." Doctors found air buildup throughout his body that escaped through a wound from a recent procedure. He's the first ...

The scrotum is a bag of skin behind the penis, containing testicles and other structures responsible for storing, producing, and transporting male sex hormones and sperm. A scrotal mass may contain ...

A 24 year-old African American man presented to the emergency department following a single high velocity gunshot wound to the right thigh and scrotum. He reported no other past medical or surgical ...

Scrotal lymphedema occurs when you have a blockage in the lymphatic vessels in your scrotum. Your scrotum is the sac beneath your penis that holds your testicles, which make sperm. Scrotal lymphedema ...

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Scrotal swelling is an enlargement of the scrotal sac, or scrotum, which houses the testicles. It can be caused by injury, an underlying medical condition, a buildup of fluid, inflammation, or an ...

Cysts are fairly common and can occur anywhere on the body, including the scrotum. Scrotal cysts are typically either epididymal or sebaceous cysts. A scrotal cyst typically refers to an abnormal sac ...

The sac of skin that contains the testicles is called the scrotum. A scrotal mass is an abnormal bulge or lump inside the scrotum. A scrotal mass can be a swollen testicle or it can contain fluid or ...