Effects of acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain syndrome with intrapelvic venous congestion: Preliminary results

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 607-612

  Honjo, Hisashi ^a,b   Kamoi, Kazumi ^a   Naya, Yoshio ^a   Ukimura, Osamu ^a   Kojima, Munekado ^a   Kitakoji, Hiroshi ^b   Miki, Tsuneharu ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Intrapelvic venous congestion

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; MALE; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PELVIS VEIN CONGESTION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DISEASE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PELVIS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 4344671786     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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