Bladder Pain Syndrome – An Evolution

Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
 Introduction  (Philip Hanno, David Staskin, Alan Wein, Jørgen Nordling, Jean Jacques Wyndaele)....Pages 1-2
 Historical Perspectives  (Jane Meijlink)....Pages 3-10
 The Epidemiology of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS): How Good Was a Study of 30-Years Ago  (Philip J. Held, Philip Hanno, Frank McCormick)....Pages 11-21
 Epidemiology Commentary  (J. Curtis Nickel)....Pages 23-25
 The Prevalence of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis in Italy: The importance of a National Registry  (Loredana Nasta)....Pages 27-32
 Interstitial Cystitis: Animal Models  (Tony Buffington, Michael R. Ruggieri Sr., David J. Klumpp)....Pages 33-36
 Etiology: Etiological and Pathogenic Theories of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome  (Jørgen Nordling, David Staskin, Naoki Yoshimura)....Pages 37-39
 Differences in Clinical Features and Histopathology in BPS/IC with and without Hunner Lesions  (Christina Kåbjörn-Gustafsson, Ralph Peeker)....Pages 41-47
 Mast Cells and Interstitial Cystitis  (Frank Aldenborg, Magnus Fall, Lennart Enerbäck)....Pages 49-50
 Mast Cells as Biomarkers for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis?  (Marianne Gamper, Sigrid Regauer, Volker Viereck)....Pages 51-55
 Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis: A Clinical, Endoscopic and Pathologic Approach  (Joop P. van de Merwe)....Pages 57-62
 Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis: A Comment on Glomerulations  (Gjertrud Egge Wennevik)....Pages 63-64
 Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis  (Jörgen Quaghebeur)....Pages 65-67
 Commentary on Sant Chapter: 30 Years on!  (Grannum R. Sant)....Pages 69-72
 Neuro-Urologic Evaluation in Interstitial Cystitis  (Jean Jacques Wyndaele)....Pages 73-76
 Current Role of Neurourologic Evaluation in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome  (Hann-Chorng Kuo)....Pages 77-80
 Neurourological Evaluation in BPS  (Arndt van Ophoven)....Pages 81-82
 Bladder Hydrodistension in 2017  (Claus Riedl)....Pages 83-86
 Pharmacologic Goals in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome  (Antonella Giannantoni, Marilena Gubbiotti, Naoki Yoshimura, Karl-Erik Andersson)....Pages 87-94
 Intravesical Therapy of Interstitial Cystitis  (Philip Hanno)....Pages 95-99
 Botulinum Toxin in Treatment of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis  (Paulo Dinis)....Pages 101-104
 Intravesical Therapy and Its Evolution Over Three Decades, A European View  (Mauro Cervigni)....Pages 105-109
 The Use of Heparin  (Arndt van Ophoven)....Pages 111-112
 What Happened to Eosinophilic Cationic Protein: A Dead End  (Philip Hanno)....Pages 113-114
 The Use of Pentosan Polysulfate in the Management of Interstitial Cystitis  (Robert M. Moldwin)....Pages 115-119
 Etiology of Interstitial Cystitis and the Role of Pentosanpolysulfate in IC Therapy  (C. Lowell Parsons)....Pages 121-126
 Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome  (Magnus Fall)....Pages 127-129
 Use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome: 2017 Update  (Kenneth M. Peters)....Pages 131-133
 Reappraisal of Transurethral Resection in Classic Interstitial Cystitis  (Magnus Fall)....Pages 135-137
 Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis with the Neodymium YAG Laser: A Swedish View  (Magnus Fall)....Pages 139-140
 Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis with the Neodymium YAG Laser: The Russian View  (Andrew Zaitcev)....Pages 141-142
 Partial Denervation Procedures for Bladder Pain Syndrome  (Rajesh Taneja)....Pages 143-144
 Surgical Therapy of Bladder Pain Syndrome  (Tomohiro Ueda, Jørgen Nordling, Ralph Peeker, Magnus Fall)....Pages 145-147
 The Birth of Conservative Management, Prescription Drug Applications, and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy  (Rebecca Rinko, Nima Shah, Melissa Dawson, Kristene Whitmore)....Pages 149-153
 Placing Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome on the Map: The Story of the Interstitial Cystitis Association  (Vicki Ratner)....Pages 155-160
 Back to the Future: Looking Forward by Examining the Past  (John W. Kusek, Chris Mullins)....Pages 161-164
 Afterword  (Philip Hanno, Alan Wein)....Pages 165-166
Back Matter ....Pages 167-175