Specialty: Urology
Age group: Adult
Direct to an emergency department for:
- Acute scrotal pain
- Torsion of the testes.
Immediately contact the urology registrar to arrange an urgent urology assessment for:
- Suspected or confirmed testicular tumour.
Criteria for referral to public hospital specialist clinic services
- Painful swollen testis or epididymis
- Symptomatic hydrocele
- Symptomatic varicocele
- Intermittent testicular pain suggestive of intermittent testicular torsion
- Chronic or recurrent scrotal pain.
Information to be included in the referral
Information that must be provided:
- Scrotal ultrasound.
Provide if available:
- Midstream urine microscopy culture sensitivities.
Additional comments
The Summary and referral information lists the information that should be included in a referral request.
Where appropriate and available, the referral may be directed to an alternative specialist clinic or service.
Referral to a public hospital is not appropriate for
- Asymptomatic epididymal cyst identified through ultrasound.
Reviewed 26 May 2025