Abstract
Six boys with scrotal pain and constipation were seen at our hospital within the past
5 years. All boys had no clinical findings of structural or infectious derangements,
and experienced relief of testicular symptoms after evacuation of the fecal mass.
The association between constipation and scrotal pain has not been previously reported,
and may represent direct neural stimulation or chronic inflammation of testicular
structures in patients with dysfunctional voiding. Recognition of the association
between constipation and subacute or chronic scrotal pain can guide the clinician
towards appropriate therapy for these patients. (Am J Emerg Med 2001;19:290-292. Copyright
© 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company)
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
January 25,
2001
Received:
November 4,
2000
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☆Address reprint requests to Joel A. Fein, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: [email protected]
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