caa a22 4500 465752705 CHVBK 20180323111838.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19901201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01580023 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01580023 Current status of interstitial cystitis [Elektronische Daten] [P. Hanno, M. Ruggieri, A. Wein] Summary: Until recently, interstitial cystitis (IC) was considered a urologic curiosity, a rare problem that most urologists would see only a few times during a career. It was easy to diagnose, with strict and rigid criteria having been set early in this century [28]. This situation has changed drastically in the last 15 years, largely as a result of patients themselves, who have banded together in large, well-organized lobbying and self-help groups throughout North America. The medical catalyst for the change came from a paper published in 1978 by Messing and Stamey [39], who proposed that previous diagnostic criteria for the disease were too limited. IC is now a very controversial subject that has ignited the interest of physicians in many nations and has sparked a major basic scientific research effort to discern its etiology and discover potential treatment modalities. The major effort in the last 5 years has been devoted to the attempt to define the disorder. In this article we review the current status of interstitial cystitis with regard to issues of definition, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Finally, current avenues of research are discussed. Springer-Verlag, 1990 Hanno P. Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3 Parkinson Pavillion, Broad and Tioga Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Ruggieri M. Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3 Parkinson Pavillion, Broad and Tioga Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut Wein A. Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3 Parkinson Pavillion, Broad and Tioga Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut World Journal of Urology Springer-Verlag 8/4(1990-12-01), 212-217 0724-4983 8:4<212 1990 8 345 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580023 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01580023 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hanno P. Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3 Parkinson Pavillion, Broad and Tioga Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ruggieri M. Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3 Parkinson Pavillion, Broad and Tioga Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wein A. Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3 Parkinson Pavillion, Broad and Tioga Street, 19140, Philadelphia, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- World Journal of Urology Springer-Verlag 8/4(1990-12-01), 212-217 0724-4983 8:4<212 1990 8 345 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer