[Chronic pelvic pain]

Oliver Moormann, O Moormann, I. Gralow
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2014 · vol. 28(3) , pp. 305–310 · doi:10.1007/s00482-014-1409-3 · PMID:24903045 · W15048073
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This review analyzes prevalence and treatment concepts for chronic pelvic pain syndrome, noting a lack of evidence-based studies and recommending multimodal therapy approaches similar to those used in other chronic pain conditions.

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BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain represents a multifactorial problem of unknown etiology. International standardized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches do not exist. METHODS: Medline and PubMed databases were searched for systematic reviews and guidelines for prevalence and therapy of chronic pelvic pain syndrome. RESULTS: Frequency, clinical picture, and treatment concepts for various forms of chronic pelvic pain are presented. If established treatments fail, then multimodal therapy concepts are recommended. Controlled studies, which fulfill evidence-based medicine criteria, are lacking. CONCLUSION: The success of multimodal therapeutic approaches in other chronic pain diseases should lead to the development and verification of these for chronic pelvic pain.

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Prostatitis Combined Modality Therapy Diagnosis, Differential Humans Male Male Urogenital Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Pain Management Pain Management Practice Guidelines as Topic Prostatitis Prostatitis

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