AUA 2011 - Medical factors are poor predictors of perception of pain and urgency in interstitial cystitis (IC) - Session Highlights

WASHINGTON, DC USA (UroToday.com) - Two groups focused on predictors of pain and urgency in IC/BPS. Tony Buffington and colleagues from Ohiowent back to data from the NIDDK’s Interstitial Cystitis Database study that ended 14 years ago. They found no association between personal or family medical history of migraine, irritable bowel syndrome, or fibromyalgia and pain or urgency. A history of abdominal or pelvic surgery as well as laparoscopic surgery did have a positive association with pain severity, as did a college education. Gastrointestinal ulceration also exacerbated pain. The discovery that co-morbidities were not associated with higher levels of pain or urgency is fascinating and somewhat counterintuitive. Rob Mayer and his group from Rochester, NY reviewed data from 186 patients and discovered that a history of abuse, dysmenorrheal, and pelvic surgery have an 82% predicted probability of a severe pain score (>7 on a 0-10 scale). Duration of IC/BPS did not appear to be a significant predictor.

 

 

Presented by Tony Buffington, et al. at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting - May 14 - 19, 2011 - Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC USA

Also, Predictive factors of pain severity in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
Presented by Robert Mayer, et al.

 


Reported for UroToday by Philip M. Hanno, MD, MPH, Professor of Urology in the Division of Urology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.


 

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