title: Evaluation and management of chronic scrotal content pain.
abstract: Chronic scrotal content pain (CSCP) is a common patient complaint which virtually all urologists will encounter in practice. While our understanding of the pathophysiology and management has increased in recent years, CSCP remains a frustrating process for both the patient and physician given that there currently is no standardized protocol for treatment or evaluation. The following article is a literature review regarding the pathophysiology and current medical and surgical options for CSCP. We also provide an updated evaluation and treatment algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison St. Suite 352, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA, drlevine@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Laurence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Hoeh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003714:Denervation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000601:surgery