Current issues in the diagnosis of painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis
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Current issues in the diagnosis of painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis
Abstract
PBS/IC, which was traditionally thought to be a rare condition, is increasingly thought to be a frequent cause of CPP. Failure to consider the bladder as a component of this pain is common, primarily because of the similarity in symptoms to other urogynecologic conditions. The diagnosis of PBS/IC has been one of exclusion; as a result, PBS/IC is frequently misdiagnosed as urogenital infection, OAB or endometriosis, among other conditions with similar symptomatology. Such misdiagnosis results in unnecessary and ineffective pharmacologic or even surgical interventions. Diagnosis of PBS/IC and appropriate management early in the disease process afford women a better outcome and a better quality of life. Making PBS/IC a diagnosis of inclusion is necessary to attain this goal. Two additions to the diagnostic armamentarium, the PUF Patient Symptom Scale and the PST, can help to identify women whose presenting complaints of CPP might have a bladder component. The high correlation between these 2 tools allows clinicians to administer the noninvasive PUF questionnaire as an initial screening device to identify women suspected of having IC. If PBS/IC is diagnosed early in the disease process, it can be treated successfully in most patients.
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