Interstitial Cystitis
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Interstitial cystitis (IC) aka. Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) is a disorder affecting the bladder characterized by uroepithelial inflammation and/or hypersenstivity of the afferent nerves of the bladder.(Oyama, IA) The International Continence Society definition is "the complaint of suprapubic pain related to bladder filling, accompanied by other symptoms such as increased daytime and night time frequency, in the absence of proven urinary infection or other obvious pathology." (Bharucha & Trabuco)
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Diagnostic approaches for IC vary widely and there is not a general agreement on a diagnostic algorithm. Currently, t
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References[edit | edit source]
Mac Diarmid SA, Sand PK. Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome in Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms. Rev. Urol. 2007; 9 (1): 9-16.
Oyama IA, Reijba A, Lukban JC, Fletcher E, et al. Modified Thiele Massage as Therapeutic Intervention for female Patients with Interstitial Cystitis and High-Tone Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Urology.; 64 (5): 862-865.