Sensory bladder disorders.
Sensory bladder disorders include disorders involving abnormal sensations resulting from many diseases of the urinary bladder. In a proportion of patients no cause can be found and if pain or pelvic pressure is a part of the symptomatology, they are labelled as having painful bladder syndrome (PBS). In a subgroup of these patients abnormal findings can be demonstrated at cystoscopy and/or by histological examination of bladder biopsies. These patients are categorised as having interstitial cystitis (IC). This paper looks into the differential diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of patients with PBS.
Nordling
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Department of Urology, Copenhagen University Hospital in Herlev, DK 2730 Herlev, Denmark. jnordling@dadlnet.dk
D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods