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A case of perineal pain related to interstitial cystitis which was supposed to be relieved with gabapentin

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu, 879-5593, Japan

    Junji Takatani, Naozumi Takeshima, Kentaro Okuda, Hiroshi Miyakawa & Takayuki Noguchi

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Takatani, J., Takeshima, N., Okuda, K. et al. A case of perineal pain related to interstitial cystitis which was supposed to be relieved with gabapentin. J Anesth 23, 474–475 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-009-0774-z

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