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What Causes A Lump Between Testicles And Rectum?
My husband has a lump the size of a golf ball in between his testicles and rectum. It has no color,and seems to be under the skin. He says it s very painful. He said he had it about a month ago and it went away and now its retuned and he says the pain is worried. Please advise.
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
Hi,
There are mainly 2 possibilities. A peri anal abscess (connected to the rectum or anus) or could be pariurethral abscess (connected to urethra). Or sometime could be just an abscess arising from skin or subcutaneous tissue. Both case requires initial coarse of antibiotics and if not responding would require a formal incision and drainage procedure.
The complication with Peri anal abscess following spontaneous rupture or drainage procedure is a formation of a Peri anal fistula which requires further surgical care. And a special precaution which you need to take with peri urethral abscess is to drain abscess while on a catheter to prevent iatrogenic urethral injury.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Safarulla SH
There are mainly 2 possibilities. A peri anal abscess (connected to the rectum or anus) or could be pariurethral abscess (connected to urethra). Or sometime could be just an abscess arising from skin or subcutaneous tissue. Both case requires initial coarse of antibiotics and if not responding would require a formal incision and drainage procedure.
The complication with Peri anal abscess following spontaneous rupture or drainage procedure is a formation of a Peri anal fistula which requires further surgical care. And a special precaution which you need to take with peri urethral abscess is to drain abscess while on a catheter to prevent iatrogenic urethral injury.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Safarulla SH
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