Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, 9 Penn Tower, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

A classic triad of symptoms (bladder pain, urinary frequency, and urgency) has served to define bladder pain syndrome/painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/PBS/IC) syndrome. BPS/PBS/IC is a distinct condition and it is likely that the urgency experienced by these patients differs from that experienced by those with overactive bladder syndrome. It is unclear how best to define urgency in the BPS/PBS/IC setting. Differences in the other primary symptoms associated with these conditions probably influence how urgency is perceived. Advances in research into the pathophysiology of urgency and underlying disease processes will help to optimize both the diagnosis and treatment of BPS/PBS/IC.

Written by:
Hanno PM, Chapple CR, Cardozo LD.   Are you the author?

Reference:
World J Urol. 2009 Jun 24. Epub ahead of print.

PubMed Abstract
PMID:19551386

UroToday.com IC/PBS/BPS Section

Please log-in or register in order to submit comments.

Powered by AkoComment!