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Editorial

Is there an effective therapy of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome?

Athanasios E. Dellis2nd Department of Surgery, Aretaieion Academic Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;1st Department of Urology, Laikon General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceView further author information
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Nikolaos Kostakopoulos2nd Department of Urology, Sismanogleion General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceView further author information
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Athanasios G. Papatsoris2nd Department of Urology, Sismanogleion General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1417-1419 | Received 03 Mar 2019, Accepted 01 May 2019, Published online: 09 May 2019

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