What is the most effective treatment of interstitial cystitis?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7690, 2009, Pages 350-351

  Onwude, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a Ramsay Springfield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Community Gynaecology Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARGININE; BCG VACCINE; CIMETIDINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE; PLACEBO; RESINIFERATOXIN;

ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTALGIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 61849108049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2325     Document Type: Review

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