Journal Reviews

BPS – a diagnostic enigma

1 July 2015 | | Functional Urology | Hunner's ulcer, bladder pain syndrome, cystoscopy, frequency, glomerulations, interstitial cystitis

This article from a London teaching hospital presents the results of a Medline search about challenges in bladder pain syndrome. All the known definitions from the American Urological Association (AUA), European Association of Urology (EAU), etc. are given while the...

IC and risk of CHD

1 March 2015 | | Functional Urology | bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis, coronary heart disease, interstitial cystitis

Bladder pain syndrome / interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is a chronic, multifactorial and relapsing condition. Aetiology includes: inflammation, allergic, neuropathic, auto immune, vascular factors, etc. This study from Taiwan aimed to investigate the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among IC...