Interstitial cystitis - intravesical treatment.

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)

Brazilian Medical Association, Rua São Carlos do Pinhal, 324 - Bela Vista, São Paulo - SP, Brasil.

Published: May 2019

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize producers to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and the clinical status of each patient.

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