Epididymo-Orchitis and Pelvic Abscess in a Patient With Inflatable Penile Prosthesis

Miyaz Ansari; Rohan K Mangal; Thor S Stead; Matthew Carman; Latha Ganti

doi:10.7759/cureus.29715

Epididymo-Orchitis and Pelvic Abscess in a Patient With Inflatable Penile Prosthesis

Cureus. 2022 Sep 28;14(9):e29715. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29715. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Miyaz Ansari¹, Rohan K Mangal², Thor S Stead³, Matthew Carman⁴, Latha Ganti^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Biology, Steinbrenner High School, Lutz, USA.
² Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA.
³ Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, USA.
⁴ Emergency Medicine, Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, USA.
⁵ Emergency Medicine, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, Ocala, USA.
⁶ Emergency Medicine, Envision Physician Services, Plantation, USA.
⁷ Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.

Abstract

This report discusses a case of a 79-year-old male with a urethral injury following implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis, leading to frequent urinary tract infections. The patient presented with scrotal pain and swelling, as well as abdominal and suprapubic tenderness and rebound. He was diagnosed with epididymo-orchitis, penile prosthetic infection, and pelvis abscess, and was treated with cephalexin. The patient was admitted for urology consultation and had an uneventful hospital stay.

Keywords: emergency medicine; epididymo-orchitis; penile prosthesis; prosthetic infection; urethral injury.

Publication types

Case Reports