title: [Value of hydrodistention and bladder training].
abstract: Although hydrodistension of the bladder is generally considered standard therapy for interstitial cystitis, scientific data are largely lacking. With the mechanism of action unknown, prospective studies non-existent and the therapeutic effect at best very short-lived, hydrodistension cannot be regarded as a therapeutic standard concept with scientifically validated efficacy. The value of behavioral therapy and bladder training is equally unclear; success can only be anticipated in the very rare subset of patients without pain.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Callewaert
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014039:Toilet Training; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*