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Chapter-050 Male Pelvic Pain

BOOK TITLE: Ramamurthy's Decision Making in Pain Management: An Algorithmic Approach

Author
1. AA Mirchandani
ISBN
9789386261458
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14128_51
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
Chapter keywords
Male pelvic pain, pudendal neuralgia, myofascial pelvic pain, levator ani spasm, chronic prostatitis, chronic orchialgia, painful bladder syndrome

Abstract

This chapter discusses about the male pelvic pain. Male pelvic pain can include a wide variety of pain generators, which can be challenging for a clinician to identify and treat. For chronic male pelvic pain conditions, lifetime prevalence has been reported to be 2–14%. Often, diagnosis can be vague and requires consideration of the musculoskeletal, neurological, psychological, and genitourinary systems. For many conditions, diagnosis is obtained by exclusion and requires an experienced clinician to perform a relevant, yet thorough history and physical examination. Successful treatment is difficult and may include stress reduction, diet modification, pelvic floor physical therapy, amitriptyline, hydrodistention, and sacral or pudendal neuromodulation. Treating the male pelvic pain patient should involve a multidisciplinary approach and is usually a lengthy process.

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