Alcock canal syndrome (Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome)
A rare medical condition
Most commonly this disease is associated with dysfunction of the pelvis
This disease is an acquired peripheral neuropathy disease
Cardinal Features of this condition
Neuropathic Pain which is chronic in nature, most common sites of the pain are radiating from clitoris to anus and from penis to anus
This pain usually involves the pudendal nerve, especially the sensory territory of the nerve
Synonyms of Alcock canal syndrome
- Pudendal neuralgia
- Pudendal algia
- Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome
- Pudendal neuralgia by pudendal nerve entrapment
Symptoms and Signs of Alcock canal syndrome
Very Common Symptoms and Signs (80%-98%)
- Abdominal colic
- Back pain
- Constipation
- Dyspareunia
- Dysuria
- Episodic abdominal pain
- Impotence
- Paresthesia
- Pollakisuria
- Scrotal pain
- Vulvodynia
Diagnostic criterion
- Insomnia
- Scrotal pain
- Vulvodynia
Exclusion criterion
- Anal canal adenocarcinoma
- Epigastric pain
- Genital neoplasm
- Insomnia
- Neoplasm of the genitourinary tract
- Pruritus
- Sensory impairment
Factors which aggravate the symptoms
Prolonged sitting aggravate the symptoms of this condition
How is Alcock canal syndrome diagnosed
Imaging studies and laboratory tests
However, no organic cause can be identified with these imaging studies and laboratory tests
