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Interstitial Cystitis

Known as: CYSTITIS ULCERATIVE, CYSTITIS INTERSTITIAL, interstitial cystitis (IC) 
A condition with recurring discomfort or pain in the URINARY BLADDER and the surrounding pelvic region without an identifiable disease. Severity of… 
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Chronic inflammationIn BloodInfective cystitisMicrobiological

Narrower (2)

Chronic interstitial cystitisPainful Bladder Syndrome

Broader (3)

CystitisUrinary Bladder DiseasesUrologic Diseases

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Review
2014
Review
2014
Sympathetic Nervous System Dysfunction in Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Interstitial Cystitis: A Review of Case-Control Studies
Background Fibromyalgia often coexists and overlaps with other syndromes such as chronic fatigue, irritable bowel syndrome, and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Randomized multicenter feasibility trial of myofascial physical therapy for the treatment of urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Urinary nerve growth factor level is increased in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and decreased in responders to treatment
To measure urinary nerve growth factor (NGF) levels in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), and to… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
The role of the urinary epithelium in the pathogenesis of interstitial cystitis/prostatitis/urethritis.
Review
2006
Review
2006
Idiopathic pain disorders – Pathways of vulnerability
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Feline interstitial cystitis results in mechanical hypersensitivity and altered ATP release from bladder urothelium.
ATP can be released from a variety of cell types by mechanical stimulation; however, the mechanism for this release and the… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Pelvic floor myofascial trigger points: manual therapy for interstitial cystitis and the urgency-frequency syndrome.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Increased number of substance P positive nerve fibres in interstitial cystitis.
OBJECTIVE To explore the presence of the neuropeptide substance P (SP) in the bladders of rats and humans and to investigate its… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Epidemiology of Interstitial Cystitis: 2
The urology literature has voluminous articles bearing on the epidemiology of interstitial cystitis (IC). For example, the Hanno… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mast cells in interstitial cystitis.
Specific clinical criteria have been used to diagnose interstitial cystitis in 32 patients. The distribution of mast cells in… 
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