Chronic prostatitis and sensory urgency: Whose pain is it?

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 437-441

  Gonzalez, Ricardo R ^a   Te, Alexis E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; International Prostate Symptom Score; Interstitial Cystitis; Lower Urinary Tract Symptom; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSTATITIS; REVIEW; URODYNAMICS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; URINATION DISORDERS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 16644376241     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-004-0067-x     Document Type: Article

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