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. 2016 May-Jun;10(5-6):E136-E155.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.3786. Epub 2016 May 12.

CUA guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

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CUA guideline: Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

Ashley Cox et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2016 May-Jun.
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Fig. 1.
Proposed management paradigm for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS); Note: Not intended to be a uniform algorithm, treatment must be individualized; CS: chondroitin sulfate; DMSO: dimethysulfoxide; HA: hyaluronic acid; PPS: pentosan polysulfate.

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