Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | Genitourinary Disease: Scrotal Swellings

Genitourinary Disease: Scrotal Swellings
Session Overview
Description
This session will provide an overview of scrotal swellings including how to differentiate between different scrotal pathologies, identifying and instigating basic investigations and management for important conditions including testicular torsion and testicular cancer.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• List the clinical differences between various scrotal swellings
• Describe a differential diagnosis for a scrotal swelling
• Explain the basic management of testicular torsion
• Explain the initial investigation and management of testicular cancer

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should:

• Have a basic knowledge of scrotal and testicular anatomy
• Be able to perform a scrotal examination