Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition
Chronic scrotal pain (CSP) is a common and debilitating condition, but the underlying characteristics and etiology of CSP are poorly understood. The objective of this study is to identify the characteristic and etiologies of CSP. Men presenting for management of CSP completed a standardized question...
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| description | Chronic scrotal pain (CSP) is a common and debilitating condition, but the underlying characteristics and etiology of CSP are poorly understood. The objective of this study is to identify the characteristic and etiologies of CSP. Men presenting for management of CSP completed a standardized questionnaire and underwent a complete physical examination. From Feb 2014 to Sep 2015, a total of 131 men (mean age 43) with CSP were studied. The CSP was of long duration (mean of 4.7±5.95 years) and dramatically affected men’s lives, with adverse effects on normal activities (71.%), ability to work (51.90%), and sexual functioning (61.8%). 50.4% felt depressed on most days, and 67.17% felt either unhappy or terrible with their present condition. Physical examination revealed that the epididymis was the most common tender area found in 70/131 men (53.43%), though a musculoskeletal source for the pain was found in 9.9%. Neuropathic changes were found in 30%. For close to half of the men (43.5%) we were unable to identify any potential cause for the CSP. This study characterizes the dramatic impact that CSP has on the lives of men, while providing an understanding of the common etiologies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-72438b52e4004633aa67f7b52bca81442025-02-03T01:21:58ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67651918-15232017-01-01201710.1155/2017/38291683829168Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood ConditionAosama Aljumaily0Hind Al-Khazraji1Allan Gordon2Susan Lau3Keith A. Jarvi4Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaWasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaChronic scrotal pain (CSP) is a common and debilitating condition, but the underlying characteristics and etiology of CSP are poorly understood. The objective of this study is to identify the characteristic and etiologies of CSP. Men presenting for management of CSP completed a standardized questionnaire and underwent a complete physical examination. From Feb 2014 to Sep 2015, a total of 131 men (mean age 43) with CSP were studied. The CSP was of long duration (mean of 4.7±5.95 years) and dramatically affected men’s lives, with adverse effects on normal activities (71.%), ability to work (51.90%), and sexual functioning (61.8%). 50.4% felt depressed on most days, and 67.17% felt either unhappy or terrible with their present condition. Physical examination revealed that the epididymis was the most common tender area found in 70/131 men (53.43%), though a musculoskeletal source for the pain was found in 9.9%. Neuropathic changes were found in 30%. For close to half of the men (43.5%) we were unable to identify any potential cause for the CSP. This study characterizes the dramatic impact that CSP has on the lives of men, while providing an understanding of the common etiologies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3829168 |
| spellingShingle | Aosama Aljumaily Hind Al-Khazraji Allan Gordon Susan Lau Keith A. Jarvi Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition Pain Research and Management |
| title | Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition |
| title_full | Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition |
| title_short | Characteristics and Etiologies of Chronic Scrotal Pain: A Common but Poorly Understood Condition |
| title_sort | characteristics and etiologies of chronic scrotal pain a common but poorly understood condition |
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