Treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome as a neuropathic pain condition

Autor: Lakshmi Vas, Manorama Pattanik, Vaishali Titarmore
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Urology, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 350-353 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0970-1591
1998-3824
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.128513
Popis: A lady of 52 years with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis (PBS/IC) presented with chronic pelvic pain, irritative voiding with sphincter dominance on urodynamics. 3 yrs of oral analgesics, antispasmodics and intravesical therapy was ineffective. We surmised her pain, and irritative voiding to be secondary to constant straining against a dysfunctional pelvic floor. We treated PBS/IC as a neuropathic phenomenon with a combination of neuromodulator medications and continuous caudal epidural analgesia to reduce the pain induced peripheral and central sensitisation. Botulinum toxin type A injection into pelvic floor muscles appeared to address their dysfuction. Clinical and urodynamics response was encouraging.
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