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ReviewToxins2020

Can Botulinum Toxin A Play A Role In Treatment Of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome In Female Patients?-Clinical and Animal Evidence.

Chin-Li Chen, En Meng

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Review in Toxins, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Comparative Study of 150 vs. 200 Units of Botulinum Toxin as Treatment for Vaginismus.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chin-Li ChenDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Gung Road, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
En MengDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325, Section 2, Cheng-Gung Road, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
National Defense Medical Center · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is defined as chronic pain and inflammation in the pelvic organs for more than six months. There are wide ranges of clinical presentations, including pelvic pain, painful intercourse, irritable bowel syndrome, and pain during urinating. Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a subdivision of CPP, and the pain syndrome may be focused within a single organ or more than one pelvic organ. As there is uncertain pathogenesis, no standard treatment is currently available for CPPS. Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) is a potent neurotoxin that blocks acetylcholine release to paralyze muscles. Intravesical BoNT-A injection can reduce bladder pain in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. BoNT-A injected into the pelvic floor muscles of women has also been reported to improve chronic pain syndrome. Due to the reversible effect of BoNT-A, repeated injection appears to be necessary and effective in reducing symptoms. Adverse effects of BoNT-A may worsen the preexisting conditions, including constipation, stress urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence. This review summarizes the evidence of BoNT-A treatment for CPPS in animal studies and clinical studies regarding the therapeutic effects of BoNT-A for CPPS in female patients.

Indexed as

Administration, IntravesicalAnimalsBotulinum Toxins, Type AChronic PainDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansNeuromuscular AgentsPelvic PainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeBotulinum Toxins, Type ANeuromuscular Agentsbotulinum toxin Achronic pelvic pain syndromepelvic pain

Identifiers

PMID32050685
PMCPMC7076794
OpenAlexW3006340660

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