Catheter-Directed Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Penile Pain With Lumbosacral Radicular…

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Lumbosacral radiculopathy manifesting with pelvic pain symptoms is an underrecognized cause of chronic pelvic pain, as it may be misattributed to primary urologic conditions. In male patients, stigmatization of pelvic pain contributes to underdiagnosis and undertreatment of chronic pelvic pain. This case report discusses a 60-year-old male patient with a history of penile and bilateral big toe pain dating back to his teenage years. At the age of 60 years, he was finally diagnosed with lumbosacral radiculopathy and successfully treated with a caudal epidural steroid injection. This case underscores the necessity for physicians to consider lumbosacral radiculopathy as a possible cause for pelvic pain.

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@article{smith2026catheterdirected,
  title = {{Catheter-Directed Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Penile Pain With Lumbosacral Radicular Symptoms: A Case Report.}},
  author = {Sophie E Smith and Kithmy Wickramasinghe and Moazzam Khan and Alopi Patel},
  journal = {Case reports in anesthesiology},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.1155/cria/6464488},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42974004},
  note = {CC BY},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Catheter-Directed Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Penile Pain With Lumbosacral Radicular Symptoms: A Case Report.
AU  - Sophie E Smith
AU  - Kithmy Wickramasinghe
AU  - Moazzam Khan
AU  - Alopi Patel
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/02
JO  - Case reports in anesthesiology
DO  - 10.1155/cria/6464488
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42974004
AB  - Lumbosacral radiculopathy manifesting with pelvic pain symptoms is an underrecognized cause of chronic pelvic pain, as it may be misattributed to primary urologic conditions. In male patients, stigmatization of pelvic pain contributes to underdiagnosis and undertreatment of chronic pelvic pain. This case report discusses a 60-year-old male patient with a history of penile and bilateral big toe pain dating back to his teenage years. At the age of 60 years, he was finally diagnosed with lumbosacral radiculopathy and successfully treated with a caudal epidural steroid injection. This case underscores the necessity for physicians to consider lumbosacral radiculopathy as a possible cause for pelvic pain.
SN  - 2090-6382
SN  - 2090-6390
ER  -

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