Chronic scrotal and inguinal pain after orchidopexy in a 13-year-old boy, treated by pulsed radiofrequency of the dorsal ganglia

I Hofmeester; M G Steffens; W Brinkert

doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.03.018

Chronic scrotal and inguinal pain after orchidopexy in a 13-year-old boy, treated by pulsed radiofrequency of the dorsal ganglia

J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Dec;9(6 Pt B):e155-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.03.018. Epub 2013 May 17.

Authors

I Hofmeester¹, M G Steffens, W Brinkert

Affiliation

¹ Division of Urology, Isala Klinieken, Postbus 10500, 8000 GM Zwolle, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23685113
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.03.018

Abstract

Chronic scrotal pain can be a difficult clinical entity to treat. Many different treatment options have been proposed. We describe the case of a young boy with chronic scrotal and inguinal pain on the right side, following two orchidopexies. After many therapies had failed, we treated the dorsal root ganglia of thoracic 12, lumbar 1 and lumbar 2 with pulsed radiofrequency, finally resulting in alleviation of his pain.

Keywords: Orchialgia; Orchidopexy; Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF); Scrotal pain.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Chronic Pain / etiology
Chronic Pain / therapy
Ganglia, Spinal*
Humans
Male
Orchiopexy / adverse effects*
Pain, Postoperative / etiology*
Pain, Postoperative / therapy*
Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment / methods*
Scrotum*