Acute Scrotum Pain Management (S1:E8)

In this episode, Duncan Wilcox, MD, talks about acute scrotum management. The conversation includes the most common indications of acute scrotum and how to differentiate an incarcerated hernia and a hydroceles scrotal trauma.

Dr. Wilcox is the Chair of Pediatric Urology and Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Colorado. He is also a professor of surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

In this episode:

• The most common indications of acute scrotum
• The role trauma plays in acute scrotum
• How to treat testicular torsion and urgent treatment
• Differentiating an incarcerated hernia and a hydroceles scrotal trauma
• Why an incarcerated hernia needs to be treated rapidly
• The three groups of acute scrotum patients
• Long-term outcome for patients living with one testicle