What is spermatic neuralgia? Neuralgia describes an attack-like, shooting pain in the area of a single nerve. The term “spermaticus” in this case refers to the male spermatic cord, which is referred to in specialist circles as the “Fasciculus spermaticus”. In this spermatic cord runs a nerve, the nervus genitofemoralis. This nerve is responsible for … Spermatic neuralgia
Associated symptoms The spermatic neuralgia usually manifests itself as an attack-like, shooting pain in the groin and scrotum or, in less frequently affected women, in the groin and large labia. Furthermore, in men with spermatic neuralgia, the so-called cremasteric reflex is often weakened or completely absent. This can be checked by gently stroking the skin … Associated symptoms | Spermatic neuralgia
Prognosis The prognosis of spermatic neuralgia is strongly dependent on whether a cause for the nerve damage to the genitofemoral nerve has been found. If this is an abscess, it can usually be relieved relatively easily by needle puncture and the symptoms usually disappear immediately and permanently. If a tumor is the cause of spermatic … Prognosis | Spermatic neuralgia
Introduction In medicine, hydrocele, or water breakage, is a collection of water in the testicular area. There are different forms of hydrocele, which can differ both in their localization and their origin. A hydrocele differs from an edema – which is also an accumulation of fluid – in the place of occurrence. While hydrocele occurs … Hydrocele
Therapy For the therapy of hydrocele it seems to make most sense to puncture the scrotum with a sterile needle and drain the excess water.However, this is only a symptomatic, and not a causal therapy, meaning that the success is short-lived. Within a few days the water will flow again from the abdominal cavity through … Therapy | Hydrocele
Complications Every operation has its risks, this is inevitably the case with all surgical procedures. As soon as the skin cover is opened up, there is an opportunity for pathogens to attack the skin, which then settle in the tissue and multiply under perfect conditions. The result is inflammation, which is always associated with swelling, … Complications | Hydrocele
Synonyms Latin: Musculus cremaster Definition The testicle elevator consists of muscle fibers originating from the internal abdominal oblique and transverse abdominal muscles, i.e. two abdominal muscles. The muscle fibers follow the spermatic cord and finally attach themselves to the testis, especially to the fascia surrounding the testis. According to its course and name, the testicle … Testicle lifter
