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The role of phenotyping in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Current urology reports - 1 Aug 2011
Mahal Brandon A, Cohen Jeffrey M, Allsop Stephen A, Moore John B, Bhai Salman F, Inverso Gino, Dimitrakoff Jordan D
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Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a chronic pain syndrome identified by the presence of noninfectious pelvic or perineal pain lasting longer than 3 months. Current diagnoses and treatments for the syndrome solely depend on and target symptoms, respectively. Thus far, the mechanistic disturbances responsible for the pathogenesis of CP/CPPS have remained largely elusive and treatments,...
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