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Chronic Orchialgia: Workup and Management

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Chronic orchialgia can affect over 100,000 men/year. Treatment options include conservative medical therapy with NSAIDs, antidepressants, anticonvulsants, and narcotics. Surgical options such as targeted microsurgical denervation and microcryoablation can provide more permanent pain relief. This chapter presents a structured algorithm for the management of these patients. We also detail robotic microsurgical application and techniques for targeted denervation of the spermatic cord, varicocelectomy, and vasectomy reversal.

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  1. Department of Urology, South Lake Hospital in affiliation with Orlando Health, 1900 Don Wickham Dr, Clermont, FL, 32836, USA

    Jamin V. Brahmbhatt M.D. & Sijo J. Parekattil M.D.

  2. Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmet Gudeloglu M.D.

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  1. Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Laparoscopic Surgical Center of New York, New York, New York, USA

    Brian P. Jacob

  2. Division of General Surgery, Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA, Santa Monica, California, USA

    David C. Chen

  3. FSU College of Medicine, Advanced Hernia Solutions, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

    Bruce Ramshaw

  4. Beverly Hills Hernia Center, Beverly Hills, California, USA

    Shirin Towfigh

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Brahmbhatt, J.V., Gudeloglu, A., Parekattil, S.J. (2016). Chronic Orchialgia: Workup and Management. In: Jacob, B., Chen, D., Ramshaw, B., Towfigh, S. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Groin Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21587-7_26

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