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, vol.7, no.4, pp.251-262, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jus.galenos.2020.0006
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-262
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.