Chronic orchialgia: Consider gabapentin or nortriptyline before considering surgery

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 622-625

  Sinclair, Andrew M ^a   Miller, Barry ^a   Lee, Ling K ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic orchialgia; Gabapentin; Idiopathic; Nortriptyline

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SCROTAL PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VASECTOMY;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ADULT; AGED; AMINES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAIN; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

EID: 34447529460     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01745.x     Document Type: Article

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