[Surgical treatment of acute epididymitis]

Epididymotomy was performed besides drug therapy in 61 patients suffering from acute epididymitis. Surgical intervention was indicated if the conservative therapy was not successful or the wall of the scrotum became fixed. Epididymotomy is carried out by longitudinal or multiple incision of the inflamed epididymis and by the drainage of the operative region. Significant advantage of the operation is the rapid recovery and the fact that the development of a not infrequently seen chronic epididymitis can be prevented by it. This not yet widely used method in Hungary is recommended for the treatment of the disease, on the basis of the favourable results of the postexaminations.