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Clinical phenotyping of patients with pelvic pain

Nature Reviews Urology volume 6, pages 531–532 (2009)Cite this article

Despite a plethora of clinical trials, no treatment has shown consistent success for symptomatic management in patients with chronic prostatitis–chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Subdividing this heterogeneous patient population according to phenotype, and selecting therapy accordingly, represents an important step forward in the treatment of this disorder.

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Figure 1: How UPOINT might improve the treatment of CP–CPPS.

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Alexander, R. Clinical phenotyping of patients with pelvic pain. Nat Rev Urol 6, 531–532 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2009.197

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