The clinical usefulness of fine needle aspiration for differential diagnosis of chronic epididymitis.
- Author:
Hyeong Min YEOM
1
;
Duck Ki YOON
;
Sung Kun KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine. Seoul. Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Chronic epididymitis;
Aspiration biopsy
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*;
Biopsy, Needle;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential*;
Epididymis;
Epididymitis*;
Inflammation;
Male;
Tuberculosis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1992;33(1):80-84
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous epididymitis mimics nonspecific chronic epididymitis in every way and the diagnosis is rather difficult in case of no systemic involvement. We performed fine needle aspiration on 4 cases or chronic epididymitis with unknown etiology and examined cytologically and microbiologically. Out or 4 cases 3 were proven tuberculosis and the other one was turned out nonspecific chronic inflammation. We concluded that the fine needle aspiration of the epididymis is a simple and convenient diagnostic procedure when the diagnosis is doubtful.
