Pain-only complaint about cochlear implant device: A five-patient pediatric experience.

Objectives: To present the case histories and management of five pediatric patients who experienced pain at the receiver-stimulator site, but no other indication that the device was failing. Patients were from a sole-surgeon pediatric practice (600 + implant surgeries before June 2013; about even proportions of Advanced Bionics, Cochlear Corporation, and MED-EL devices).

Methods: The University Institutional Review Board-approved review of sole-surgeon pediatric case series.

Pediatric chronic orchalgia.

Introduction: Chronic orchalgia, defined as testicular pain lasting > 3 months and interfering with normal activities, is neglected in the pediatric literature. We describe our experience with the evaluation and treatment of pediatric chronic orchalgia patients.

Materials And Methods: Charts were screened to identify patients meeting the criteria for chronic orchalgia.