Interstitial Cystitis, Painful Bladder Syndrome, PBS/IC, prostatitis


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selected literature on PBS/IC and prostatitis

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Chronic bacterial prostatitis: an evolving clinical enigma.
Nickel JC, Moon T. Urology 2005;66:2-8

Prostatitis and prostate cancer: implications for prostate cancer screening.
Kawakami J, Siemens DR, Nickel JC. Urology 2004;64:1075-80

Interstitial cystitis, chronic nonbacterial prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men: a common and frequently identical clinical entity.
Forrest JB, Schmidt S. J Urol 2004;172:2561-2
• IC, CP and CPPS in men share many clinical findings

Etiology: where does prostatitis stop and interstitial cystitis begin?
Eisenberg ER, Moldwin RM. World J Urol 2003;21:64-9

Prostatitis, interstitial cystitis, chronic pelvic pain, and urethral syndrome share a common pathophysiology: lower urinary dysfunctional epithelium and potassium recycling.
Parsons CL. Urology. 2003;62:976-82

Symptoms and inflammation in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Krieger JN, Ross SO, Penson DF, Riley DE. Urology 2002;60:959-63