Ajibona O O, Kehinde E O
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Macclesfield District General Hospital, UK.
Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2003;37(3):253-8. doi: 10.1080/00365590310008154.
Until recently, interstitial cystitis (IC) has been described as a chronic clinical syndrome of obscure aetiology and, consequently, specific treatment for the condition is lacking. IC has often been regarded as a diagnosis of exclusion in women complaining of chronic pelvic pains, frequency, dysuria, etc. and until recently most clinicians rarely considered this diagnosis in men. However, recent research efforts have begun to yield vital information on this underdiagnosed and distressing clinical condition regarding its aetiology and diagnosis and, consequently, more effective therapeutic options are now emerging. The aim of this review is to highlight these emerging concepts of the aetiology, diagnosis and innovative therapy of IC, in order to help clinicians confronted by patients with this disorder.
直到最近，间质性膀胱炎（IC）一直被描述为一种病因不明的慢性临床综合征，因此，针对该病症缺乏特效治疗方法。IC 常常被视为是对主诉慢性盆腔疼痛、尿频、排尿困难等症状的女性进行排除性诊断，而且直到最近，大多数临床医生很少考虑男性患者的这一诊断。然而，最近的研究工作已开始就这种诊断不足且令人痛苦的临床病症的病因和诊断提供重要信息，因此，现在正在出现更有效的治疗选择。本综述的目的是强调IC病因、诊断和创新疗法的这些新出现的概念，以帮助面对患有这种病症患者的临床医生。
