Successful treatment of testicular pain with peripheral nerve stimulation of the cutaneous branch of the ilioinguinal and genital branch of the genitofemoral nerves

Neuromodulation. 2013 Mar-Apr;16(2):121-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00421.x. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the effect of peripheral nerve stimulation on neuropathic testicular pain.

Material and methods: A 30-year-old man with a four-year history of chronic testicular pain following scrotal hydrocele surgery had two percutaneous leads implanted in his groin and low-frequency stimulation of the cutaneous branch of the ilioinguinal and genital branch of the genitofemoral nerves.

Result: At seven-month follow-up, the pain intensity had declined from 9/10 to 2/10 on the numeric rating scale.

Conclusion: We report the successful implantation of an ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerve stimulator for sustained suppression of intractable neuropathic testicular pain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chronic Pain
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Groin / innervation
  • Humans
  • Inguinal Canal / innervation
  • Male
  • Pain, Postoperative / complications
  • Pain, Postoperative / therapy*
  • Peripheral Nerves / physiology*
  • Testicular Diseases / complications
  • Testicular Diseases / therapy*
  • Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / methods*