PROSTATITIS Clinical phenotyping of patients with pelvic pain

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作者
Alexander, Richard B. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Div Urol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
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10.1038/nrurol.2009.197
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R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Despite a plethora of clinical trials, no treatment has shown consistent success for symptomatic management in patients with chronic prostatitis-chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Subdividing this heterogeneous patient population according to phenotype, and selecting therapy accordingly, represents an important step forward in the treatment of this disorder.
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