Successful treatment of penile numbness and erectile dysfunction resulting from pudendal nerve entrapment

Penile numbness is an unusual presentation that is often associated with significant medical pathologies such as pelvic trauma, spinal cord injury or diabetic neuropathy. However, numbness of the penis or genitals may also be associated with pudendal nerve entrapment.1 Pudendal neuralgia is a debilitating condition that leads to neuropathic pain in the penis, scrotum, perineum and anus, especially with sitting.2 It may result from mechanical impingement of the pudendal nerve, typically as it courses along the sacrospinous ligament and through Alcock's canal.
Source: Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Surgical techniques in urology Source Type: research