Chronic pelvic pain affects upward of 15% of women and is a frustrating condition for both
patients and physicians. Chronic pelvic pain is not a disease, but a syndrome that results …

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a clinical syndrome of frequency, urgency and/or pelvic pain in the
absence of any other identifiable pathology, such as urinary tract infection, bladder …

In recent years, medical science has made substantial advances in understanding the
pathophysiology of interstitial cystitis (IC). The disease still goes unrecognized in most …

Recent developments in the management of interstitial cystit... : Current Opinion in Urology
Recent developments in the management of interstitial cystitis : Current Opinion in Urology …

Objective: Mast cells are involved in allergic and inflammatory reactions. These cells are
also increased in the bone marrow, skin, and other organs in systemic mastocytosis …

Male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (MCPPS) and interstitial cystitis (IC) patients show
striking similarities in clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, purported pathogenesis …

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), is of considerable interest in
clinical urology. During the past decade, several new approaches have been made to …

Women frequently visit urologists or gynecologists complaining of urinary frequency or
urgency. The epidemiological study in Kouga County, Shiga, Japan shows that 20% of …

Mast cells are involved in allergic inflammation and some rare disorders such as systemic
mastocytosis and mast cell leukemia. Certain naturally occurring flavonoids have been …

Bladder function is regulated by complex and interrelated neural circuits (Figure 16.1)
involving the peripheral and central nervous systems (CNS)(Elbadawi, 1991). The main …