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Cystitis Unmasked
5 October 2021
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URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Cystitis is often viewed as a heartsink diagnosis, and sometimes one of exclusion. The aetiology is multifactorial and misunderstood. Treatment has been based on dogma, and poor clinical and scientific evidence. The truth is, that despite the significant morbidity caused...
An algorithm for the management of haemorrhagic cystitis
1 September 2015
| Sudhanshu Garg, Suresh Ganta, Jay Khastgir
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URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Urologic Oncology
Haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) can be one of the most difficult conditions to treat in urological practice. It is characterised by intractable bleeding from the bladder and may be acute or chronic. The most frequently reported causal factors are radiotherapy (RT)...
Management of recurrent cystitis
Acute uncomplicated infective cystitis is most commonly seen in healthy women with a frequency of around 0.5-0.7 episodes per woman per year [1]. Around 10% of women report having had an episode of urinary tract infection (UTI) each year and...Intravesical glycosaminoglycan analogue instillations for recurrent cystitis
1 May 2017
| Kevin Soon Hwee Teo, Suzanne Biers
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URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
Introduction The symptoms of recurrent cystitis can be triggered by inflammatory or infective causes. Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and bacterial recurrent lower urinary tract infection can both present with symptoms of recurrent cystitis and cause significant morbidity in affected individuals....
Reflux oesophagitis and risk of interstitial cystitis: is there a link?
1 March 2014
| Arun K Sharma
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
This study aims to explore the potential link between reflux oesophagitis (RE) and interstitial cystitis / bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). IC/BPS is a chronic disease which is difficult to diagnose and treat. Two percent of the population may be affected....
Intravesical GAG replacement therapies for bladder pain syndrome / interstitial cystitis – an update
4 May 2020
| Jay Khastgir
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Infection, URO - Basic Science Research
The barrier function of the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) layer of the urothelium was identified by Parsons in 1975, and intravesical therapies to treat chronic inflammatory conditions of the bladder were developed soon after. However, the active role of the urothelium in...
Supporting chronic cystitis patients through the winter
1 October 2020
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Contracts & Distributors
The current pandemic is causing severe disruption to the care of patients with non-life-threatening conditions.
How effective are intravesical therapies for bladder pain syndrome?
1 November 2016
| Ann Crump
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
The objective of this study was to review the clinical efficacy of currently available products for the intravesical treatment of bladder pain syndrome (BPS) / interstitial cystitis (IC) and to assess their pharmaco-economic impact. Nineteen articles were reviewed, including five...
ESU-ESFU Masterclass on Functional urology
26 September 2024
-27 September 2024
In this masterclass you can expect comprehensive coverage on: male and female anatomy, neuroanatomy and physiology, Bladder pain syndrome/ interstitial cystitis, sexual dysfunction, vesicovaginal fistula, complications after stress urinary incontinence surgery, urinary diversion in functional urology.
Low dose PDE5I in IC
1 January 2015
| Gokul Vignesh Kanda Swamy
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URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of daily low-dose sildenafil (25mg) for the treatment of non-ulcer interstitial cystitis (IC) in women. Forty-eight women with clinical diagnosis of IC, from three centres, were equally randomised to...
Blaedderwaerc and other names
1 July 2016
| Jonathan Charles Goddard
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URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last article I said I would explore the history of something...
