Focus on IC/PBS/BPS/HBS
Focus on IC/PBS/BPS/HBS condenses a selection of compelling and relevant science - on topic and chosen by the UroToday.com editorial staff.
International Painful Bladder Foundation Newsletter - Issue 18, October 2009  International Painful Bladder Foundation Newsletter - Issue 17, July 2009  Bladder Pain Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitis (BPS/IC) - An Exclusive Report from the 2008 Asian IC Guideline Meeting

Chronic pelvic pain syndromes: Clinical, urodynamic, and urothelial observations - by Charles W. Butrick, MD  Results of Endovesical Hyaluronic Acid/Chondroitin Sulfate in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome - by Daniele Porru, MD, et al.  Treatment of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis 2008: Can We Make Evidence-Based Decisions? - by Magnus Fall, MD, PhD

Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis in a Danish population: a study using the 2008 criteria of the European Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis  Validation of a modified National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index to assess genitourinary pain in both men and women  Gene expression profile of bladder tissue of patients with ulcerative interstitial cystitis  Differentiating interstitial cystitis from similar conditions commonly seen in gynecologic practice  Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes  Clinical guidelines for interstitial cystitis and hypersensitive bladder syndrome  Increased Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Patients with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis: Its Association with Pain Severity and Glomerulations  Increased Startle Responses in Interstitial Cystitis: Evidence for Central Hyperresponsiveness to Visceral Related Threat  Goal Achievement Provides New Insights Into Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome Symptoms and Outcomes  The Significance of Potassium Chloride Sensitivity Test and Urinary Uronic Acid Level in the Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome  Urothelial Expression of Neuropilins and VEGF Receptors in Control and Interstitial Cystitis Patients  Effect of Intravesical Glycosaminoglycan Substitution Therapy on Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis, Bladder Capacity and Potassium Sensitivity  A Real-Life Multicentre Clinical Practice Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intravesical Chondroitin Sulphate for the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis  Depression, Abuse and its Relationship to Interstitial Cystitis  Treatment of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis 2008: Can We Make Evidence-Based Decisions? - all editorials by Philip M. Hanno, MD, MPH

A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis - by Robert Evans, MD, et al.  Urodynamic Evaluation of Patients With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome - by Hashem Hafez, MD  A Randomized Controlled Trial of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and Botulinum Toxin-A for the Treatment of Refractory Interstitial Cystitis - by Yasser A. Farahat, MD, et al.

Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Still a Challenge



 Investigation of the function of integrin-mediated bacterial adherence proteins and their receptors in women with recurrent bacterial cystitits and interstitial cystitis - Session Highlight by Ariana L. Smith, MD from the International Continence Society (ICS) 39th Annual Meeting  Assessment of patient outcomes following submucosal injection of triamcinolone for treatment of Hunner's ulcer subtype interstitial cystitis - Session Highlight by Ariana L. Smith, MD from the International Continence Society (ICS) 39th Annual Meeting  Axonopathic changes of visceral nerve endings in urinary bladder in interstitial cystitis: An ultrastructural study - Session Highlight by Ariana L. Smith, MD from the International Continence Society (ICS) 39th Annual Meeting  Infection/Inflammation of Genitourinary Tract: Interstitial Cystitis - Session Higlight by Philip M. Hanno, MD, MPH from the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA)  Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain Syndromes - Presented by Grannum R. Sant, MD, FRCS, FACS at the 2008 Masters in Urology Conference  Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain Syndromes - Written and Presented by Grannum R. Sant, MD, FRCS, FACS at the 2008 Masters in Urology Conference  Defining the Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A New Beginning - Session Highlights by Philip M. Hanno, MD, MPH from the 2008 National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney Diseases Conference  Bladder Pain Syndrome: Committee Meeting - Session Highlight by William Jaffe, MD from the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence  Bladder Pain Syndrome: Committee Meeting - Presented by Philip N. Hanno, MD, MPH, et al. at the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence  European Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis (ESSIC) Annual Meeting - Session Highlights by Philip M. Hanno, MD, MPH from the 2008 European Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis (ESSIC) Annual Meeting  Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (SUFU) - IC/PBS/BPS/HBS Abstracts from the SUFU 2008 Meeting |