Senior Resident, Department of Urology, Government Medical College Srinagar, India
Research Article
Prospective observational study on improving the utility of clinical phenotyping in interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome at tertiary care unit
Author(s): Yasir Iqbal Lone, Haamid Hassan Bhat, Shahnawaz Hussain Siddiqi, Nahid Khan, Amir Iqbal Lone and Annam Qayoom*
Background: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a debilitating disease that induces mental stress, lower urinary symptoms, and pelvic pain, therefore resulting in a decline in quality of life. The present diagnosis and treatments still lead to unsatisfactory outcomes, and novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities are needed
Aim & Objectives: The assessment on improving the utility of clinical phenotyping in interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.
Methods: This prospective observational study includes the profile of 62 patients in the Department of urology at Super speciality Hospital Srinagar, one of the associated hospitals of government medical college Srinagar. Patients with CPPS were prospectively classified in each domain of our UPOINT system and the symptoms .. View More»
