%0 Journal Article
%T Epididymo-Orchitis in Pre-Pubertal Children. Epidemiology, Etiology, Management and Follow-Up Recommendations
%A Sarel Halachmi
%A Neri Katz
%J Open Journal of Urology
%P 96-101
%@ 2160-5629
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oju.2013.32019
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\">Epididymo-Orchitis (EO) is a disease that may affect
males in all ages. Neonates and elderly patients may suffer from bacterial
infection due to congenital or aging processes affecting the urinary tract. In
sexually active post pubertal and young males sexually transmitted organisms
may ca</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">u</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">se EO. EO is also prevalent in pre pubertal healthy boys; however in
this group the etiology, the needed imaging modalities and proper management
are not clearly defined yet.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">This manuscript will systematically review the
various etiologies causing EO in pre-pubertal boys, discus about the needed
proper imaging, and image interpretation, will give treatment and follow-up
recommendations.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><o:p></o:p></span> 
</p>
%K Gonad
%K Inflammation
%K Infection
%K Pre-Pubertal
%K Boys
%K Etiology
%K Management
%K Treatment
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=31405