Open AccessChronic scrotal pain: A variable symptom of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
Author(s) -
Philip C. Bosch,
C. Lowell Parsons
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_161_17
Subject(s) - medicine , interstitial cystitis , chronic pain , scrotal pain , pelvic pain , lidocaine , anesthesia , surgery , urinary system , scrotum , physical therapy
Treatment of chronic idiopathic scrotal pain is a dilemma and challenge. Many men with this condition undergo multiple therapies and surgeries with no improvement in their symptoms. Patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) have a variable clinical presentation and initially complain of only one symptom of urinary urgency, frequency, or pain. We report on patients with chronic idiopathic scrotal pain treated with standard therapy for IC/BPS.