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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2020

A Comprehensive Review of the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.

Leena Adamian, Ivan Urits, Vwaire Orhurhu, Dylan Hoyt, Rebecca Driessen, John A Freeman, Alan D Kaye, Rachel J Kaye, Andrew J Garcia, Elyse M Cornett and 1 more

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of Magnetic Therapy in Pain Reduction in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  3. 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 · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Leena AdamianCreighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Ivan UritsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. iurits@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Vwaire OrhurhuBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Dylan HoytCreighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Rebecca DriessenCreighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
John A FreemanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Rachel J KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Andrew J GarciaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Neurosciences, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Elyse M CornettDepartment of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Omar ViswanathDepartment of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Creighton University · USLouisiana State University in Shreveport · USHarvard University · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · USMayo Clinic Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewUrologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) is a chronic, noncyclic pain condition which can lead to significant patient morbidity and disability. It is defined by pain in the pelvic region, lasting for greater than 3 to 6 months, with no readily identifiable disease process. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive update of diagnosis and treatment of UCPPS. RECENT

findingsUCPPS encompasses chronic pelvic pain syndrome or chronic prostatitis (CP/CPPS) in men and interstitial cystitis or painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) in women. Underlying inflammatory, immunologic, and neuropathic components have been implicated in the pathogenesis of UCPPS. For optimal patient management, an individualized and multimodal approach is recommended. Medical management and physical therapy are the mainstays of treatment. Injection therapy may offer additional relief in medically refractory patients. Further minimally invasive management may include spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation, though evidence supporting efficacy is limited.

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Chronic PainConservative TreatmentHumansPain ManagementPelvic PainPhysical Therapy ModalitiesTreatment OutcomeTrigger PointsChronic prostatitisInterstitial cystitisPainful bladder syndromeUrologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome

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PMID32378039
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