Phantom orchalgia.
Chronic scrotal pain is most commonly explained by the radiculitis that is caused by low back strain. The diagnosis is made chiefly by taking a careful history and by excluding other causes. Treatment directed to relieve sensory nerve root irritation at the T10 to L1 levels is often successful.
Holland
J M
JM
Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois.
Feldman
J L
JL
Gilbert
H C
HC
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012611:Scrotum / Q000294:innervation*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013737:Testis / Q000294:innervation*