• M Fall, A P Baranowski, C J Fowler, V Lepinard, J G Malone-Lee, E J Messelink, F Oberpenning, J L Osborne, S Schumacher, and European Association of Urology.
• Institute of Surgical Sciences, Department of Urology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. magnus.fall@urology.gu.se
• Eur. Urol. 2004 Dec 1;46(6):681-9.

ObjectivesOn behalf of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of chronic pelvic pain patients were established.MethodGuidelines were compiled by a working group and based on current literature following a systematic review using MEDLINE. References were weighted by the panel of experts.ResultsThe full text of the guidelines is available through the EAU Central Office and the EAU website (www.uroweb.org). This article is a short version of this text and summarises the main conclusions from the guidelines on management of chronic pelvic pain.ConclusionA guidelines text is presented including chapters on prostate pain and bladder pain syndromes, urethral pain, scrotal pain, pelvic pain in gynaecological practice, role of the pelvic floor and pudendal nerve, general treatment of chronic pelvic pain and neuromodulation. These guidelines have been drawn up to provide support in the management of the large and difficult group of patients suffering from chronic pelvic pain.

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