Japanese guideline for diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-16

  Homma, Yukio ^a   Ueda, Tomohiro ^b   Ito, Takaaki ^c   Takei, Mineo ^d   Tomoe, Hikaru ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Hara Doi Hospital   (Japan)

^e TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARGININE; BCG VACCINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CAPSAICIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CIMETIDINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEPARIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYZINE; LIDOCAINE; OXYBUTYNIN; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; RESINIFERATOXIN; STEROID; SUPLATAST TOSYLATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLADDER BIOPSY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; JAPANESE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 58149181700     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02208.x     Document Type: Review

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