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Bladder Pain Syndrome: Where Do We Stand Now?

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Bladder pain syndrome is one of the most challenging urological disorders to diagnose and manage. Symptoms can be highly debilitating for patients. The exact etiology remains unclear although there have been associations with other regional and global functional disorders. The magnitude and duration of symptom response to current therapies can be highly variable amongst patients, and even within an individual patient’s course. A multidisciplinary approach is paramount and optimal therapy may involve multiple simultaneous treatments.

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Chang Kit, L. Bladder Pain Syndrome: Where Do We Stand Now?. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep 9, 32–40 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-013-0214-7

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