title: Interstitial cystitis.
abstract: Interstitial cystitis (IC) is still considered a rare disease, but in the future its incidence will probably be revised if tendency is that of considering interstitial cystitis on the basis of clinical rather than endoscopic-histological criteria. According to some urologists, cystodistension and vesical biopsy, even if not pathognomonic, are still effective up till now, at least for their prognostic-therapeutic value as well. If on one hand in the diagnosis of this condition symptoms tend to be of more and more value unlike instrumental investigations, on the other hand little has changed in therapy.
authors.affiliation: Urologic Department, C. Poma Hospital, Mantova, Italy. urologia.mantova@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Candido
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bondavalli
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dall'Oglio
authors.forename: Lino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schiavon
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guatelli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parma
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galletta
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Luise
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged