title: [Diagnosis and treatment of testicular and epididymal diseases in Tibetan area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical types, prevention and treatment of testicular and epididymal diseases in the Tibetan area.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 105 cases of testicular or epididymal diseases treated in our department from 2007 to 2009. All the patients were permanent inhabitants in Tibet.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 105 patients, the main types of testicular and epididymal diseases were tuberculosis (27 cases) and tumor (21 cases). And 99% of the patients were Tibetan farmers and herdsmen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Tibetan farmers and herdsmen have a poor knowledge about testicular and epididymal diseases and their prevention and treatment. Clinicians and related institutions need to strengthen health education on these diseases in Tibetan area to improve the early awareness, early diagnosis, early prevention and early treatment of testicular and epididymal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa, Tibet 850000, China. zbp6617@163.com
authors.forename: Bao-Peng
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ping-Cuo
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gesang
authors.forename: Chuan-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004822:Epididymis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D018609:Tibet / Q000453:epidemiology