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.
Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois.
J M
JM
Holland
J L
JL
Feldman
H C
HC
Gilbert
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*