Cyclosporine A for refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: Experience of 3 tertiary centers

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1186-1191

  Forrest, John B ^a   Payne, Christopher K ^b   Erickson, Deborah R ^c  

^a Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma Inc ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

cyclosporine; cystitis; drug therapy; interstitial

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYSTALGIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84866064715     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.06.023     Document Type: Article

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