title: Chronic interstitial cystitis. Successful treatment with intravesical idocaine.
abstract: A case of interstitial cystitis in a patient with a 5-year history treated by intravesical instillations of Lidocaine is reported. The repeated treatment relieved the patient from her pain and induced a potent anti-inflammatory effect on the bladder wall. The concentrations of plasma Lidocaine were between 1.4 and 1.1 mg/ml. No adverse reactions were reported with a follow-up of 2-years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, General Hospital Hagikosta, Greece.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Champilomatos
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine