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The aim of this study was to validate the effectiveness of targeted microsurgical spermatic cord denervation (MSCD) of the trifecta nerve complex in comparison to traditional full MSCD with complete skeletonization of the spermatic cord in men with chroni
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Austin Fertility and Reproductive Medicine, Austin, TX 78746, USA
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The aim of this study was to validate the effectiveness of targeted microsurgical spermatic cord denervation (MSCD) of the trifecta nerve complex in comparison to traditional full MSCD with complete skeletonization of the spermatic cord in men with chronic orchialgia.Retrospective chart review was performed by a single fellowship-trained microsurgeon between 2011 and 2016.Patients had follow-ups at 6 weeks,6 months,and 1 year postoperatively.Thirty-nine men with chronic orchialgia underwent full MSCD between 2011 and 2013.In July 2013,after the publication of an anatomic study with identification of Wallerian degeneration of the trifecta nerve complex in men with chronic orchialgia,the technique was changed to targeted MSCD.From July 2013 to March 2016,43 men underwent targeted MSCD.When comparing the full MSCD group to the targeted MSCD group,there was no significant difference in resolution of pain (66.7％ vs 69.8％,P =0.88),no difference in partial relief of pain (17.9％ vs 23.3％,P =0.55),and no difference in failure to respond rates (15.4％ vs 7.0％,P =0.22) between the two groups.There was no difference in mean change of visual analog pain scale scores between the two groups (P=0.27).Targeted MSCD had a shorter operative time (53 min vs 21 min,P =0.0001).Targeted MSCD offers patients comparable outcomes to traditional full MSCD,with a shorter operative time,a less technically challenging surgery,and potentially less risk to cord structures which should be preserved.
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