ReviewIndian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India
Male chronic pelvic pain: An update.
Review in Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06413277 (Targeting the Conus Medullaris With ECAP-Controlled Closed-Loop SCS for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Targeting the Conus Medullaris With ECAP-Controlled Closed-Loop SCS for the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain: HOPE Trial
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- A Prospective, Multi-Center, Clinical Trial of a 10-kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation System in the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2021Trial
- Clinical phenotypes and treatment patterns in men with chronic pelvic pain: a tertiary referral cohort.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence in the Assessment of Males with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: An Up-to-Date UPOINTS-Based Narrative Mapping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Chronic Overlapping Pain and Central Sensitization in Chronic Pelvic Pain: Do Positive and Negative Affect Play a Role?Pain research & management · 2026Article
- The power of words: the role of clinician communication and language in the management of women with chronic pelvic pain through a narrative review.Gynecology and pelvic medicine · 2026Review
- Expression of pain-sensing ion channels in carrageenan-induced rat model of NIH category IIIA chronic inflammatory prostatitis.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Article
- Developing the FIGO-IPPS "R U MOVVING SOMe" classification system for female chronic pelvic pain.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
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- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation for patients with chronic pelvic pain: A retrospective review of patient experiences and long-term outcomes.Interventional pain medicine · 2024Article
- Hypertension and urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: An analysis of MAPP-I data.BMC urology · 2024Article
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- Exploring pelvic floor muscle function in men with and without pelvic floor symptoms: A population-based study.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
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- T2 Peptide Represents a Major Autoantigen Epitope in Experimental Autoimmune Prostatitis.Inflammation · 2021Article
- Application of Bioinformatics Methods to Identify Key Genes and Functions in Chronic Pelvic Pain.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Chronic Pelvic Pain and Sexual Dysfunction Among Females and Males Receiving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- New Approaches in the Study of the Pathogenesis of Urethral Pain Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionChronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome collectively referred to as urologic CPPS (UCPPS) is defined by the absence of identifiable bacterial infection as a cause for the chronic pain and urinary symptoms.
methodsA PubMed search of all recent relevant articles using the keywords/phrases: CPPS, CPPS, and male pelvic pain, was conducted.
resultsCPPS has a high worldwide prevalence and its negative impact on quality of life compares with or exceeds common chronic morbidities. Triggers include certain comestibles as well as psychosocial factors that promote catastrophizing and illness focused behavior. Several validated tools are currently available to help diagnose and direct targeted therapy. Treatment should begin with the most simple and least invasive based on the presenting clinical phenotype.
conclusionsAlthough no gold-standard treatment exists, a multidisciplinary approach with multimodal therapy gives the UCPPS patient the best chance of symptom relief.
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