A practical approach to the painful bladder syndrome

• Published in: Journal of reproductive medicine Vol. 35; no. 8; p. 805
• Main Authors: Ramahi, A J, Richardson, D A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1990
• Subjects: Administration, Intravesical; Adult; Aged; Clinical Protocols - standards; Dilatation; Dimethyl Sulfoxide - administration & dosage; Dimethyl Sulfoxide - therapeutic use; Exercise Therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lidocaine - administration & dosage; Lidocaine - therapeutic use; Middle Aged; Pain - drug therapy; Pain - pathology; Pain Management; Retrospective Studies; Triamcinolone Acetonide - administration & dosage; Triamcinolone Acetonide - therapeutic use; Urinary Bladder Diseases - drug therapy; Urinary Bladder Diseases - pathology; Urinary Bladder Diseases - therapy; Urinary Catheterization

The painful bladder syndrome (PBS) is a progressive and painful disease of the bladder that may lead to fibrosis, contracture and reduction of bladder capacity. The usual symptoms are urinary urgency, frequency, nocturia, chronic pelvic pain and lower abdominal pain upon filling of the bladder. A re...