Table 1. Manuscripts documenting success of orchiectomy for chronic orchialgia.

Study	Number of patients	Improvement following orchiectomy	Study type
Pro orchiectomy
Davis et al. (1)	24	Inguinal orchiectomy (15 pts): complete relief in 11 (73%) & partial relief in 4 (27%); scrotal orchiectomy (9 pts): complete relief in 5 (55%) & partial relief in 1 (25%)	Retrospective
Yamamoto et al. (14)	4	Inguinal orchiectomy (4 pts): complete relief in 3 (75%) & partial relief in 1 (25%)	Retrospective
Against orchiectomy
Costabile et al. (9)	10	Orchiectomy location not stated (10 pts): partial pain relief in 2 (20%)	Retrospective
Dellon et al. (18)	10	These 10 patients had persistent orchialgia following orchiectomy (location not stated) but number of total patients treated not documented	Retrospective