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Kellie Dose Case Study

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Kellie, This is not an uncommon surgery. Working in the recovery department these surgeries usually happen a few times a month at my hospital. Aftercare for people with this type of surgeries involves ice and elevation. Education should focus on normal side effects such as scrotal swelling, which can last for up to twenty-one days following surgery (“Spermatoceles,” n.d.). Wearing supportive underwear can help to reduce swelling and may provide some form of comfort following the surgical procedure. Surgery should be a last resort and the practitioner should refer the patient to the appropriate provider. It is possible after surgery that the epididymis can be blocked leading to infertility problems (“Spermatoceles,” n.d.). The only hypothesized

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