Scrotal edema from pelvic radiation therapy for prostate cancer may take 1 to 3 weeks to recover.
Scrotal edema after pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients may be caused by the increased permeability of capillaries in the scrotum.
After clarifying the cause of the disease, patients can take spironolactone, furosemide and other diuretics in time for treatment, which can usually relieve the symptoms of scrotal edema effectively, and its treatment time usually takes 1~3 weeks.
When some prostate cancer patients are in better physical condition, the recovery speed is faster, and it usually takes about 1 week to return to normal.
Patients with scrotal edema from pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer should go to the hospital regularly for review and timely treatment under the guidance of professional doctors to prevent the condition from worsening. Drugs should be applied under the guidance of doctors.