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hyperbaric oxygen
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for interstitial cystitis resistant to conventional treatments
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Tanaka T, Kawashima H, Makino T, et al. Int J urol 2007;14:563-5
• case reports of 2 IC patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Safety and efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of interstitial cystitis: a randomized, sham controlled, double-blind trial
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van Ophoven A, Rossbach G, Pajonk F, Hertle L. J Urol 2006;176:1442-6
• the authors conclude that 3 out of 14 patients improved on hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and 0 out of 7 on "placebo"; the treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation appeared to be a safe
updated 02.07.2007 9:57
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