title: [Chronic pain in urology: inguinal pain, post vasectomy pain, and chronic pelvic pain].
abstract: Undertreatment of all forms of acute and chronic pain is also present in Germany. Chronic inguinal pain and post vasectomy pain are frequently observed in urological practice and appear as chronic postsurgical pain. Chronic pelvic pain has inflammatory causes in the majority of cases and appears as a challenge for the treating physician. Pain should be treated as early as possible, if necessary also interdisciplinary, with regard to the further chronification process with changes of biological, psychological and social factors. For the patient the pain chronification can be accompanied by the reduction of quality of life and social isolation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Germany. enver.oezguer@uk-koeln.de
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozgür
authors.forename: Oguzhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dagtekin
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014659:Vasectomy