The significance of potassium chloride sensitivity test and urinary uronic acid level in the diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain syndrome

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 483-489

  Alp, Bilal Firat ^a   Akyol, Ilker ^b   Adayener, Cuneyt ^b   Senkul, Temucin ^b   Gultepe, Mustafa ^b   Baykal, Kadir ^b   Iseri, Cuneyt ^b  

^a Department of Urology   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Chronic prostatitis; Interstitial cystitis; Potassium chloride test; Uronic acid

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOMETRY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSURIA; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SENSITIVITY TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE FILLING TEST; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY URONIC ACID LEVEL; URODYNAMICS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTATITIS; URONIC ACIDS;

EID: 67649994264     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9463-3     Document Type: Article

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