Bladder Pain Syndrome (Interstitial Cystitis) Consensus 2019: The Report of the Turkish Continence Society Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis Working Group

KOÇAK T., Acar O., Tarhan F., TEFIK T., OKTAR T. M., Tarcan T.

JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.251-262, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jus.galenos.2020.0006
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.251-262
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Bladder pain syndrome is an important chronic pain syndrome which seriously reduces the patients' quality of life. It is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is defined as a clinical diagnosis composed of chronic (>6 months) pain/pressure/discomfort that is primarly perceived from the bladder and/or pelvis, and accompanied by urgency and/or frequency of urination. Throughout this paper, the definition, characteristic features, diagnostic tests and attempts, interpretation of the findings and the different treatment algorithms suggested by different organizations will be discussed.