Advertisement
P.022| Volume 163, ISSUE 1-2, P49, September 01, 2011

Design and feasibility of ICEPAC (Interstitial Cystitis Elucidation of Psychophysiologic and Autonomic Characteristics) — Bupivacaine instillation and urodynamic measures

      Background: Interstitial cystitis (IC — Bladder Pain Syndrome), is characterized by pain in the bladder worse when full and better when empty along with urgency and frequency. Cross organ sensitization in pelvis complicates the clinical diagnosis and treatment of IC/PBS as part of general chronic pelvic pain (CPP). ICEPAC aims to assess the signature of pain and voiding dynamic changes in response to peripheral afferent nociceptor block by local anesthetic.
      To read this article in full you will need to make a payment

      Purchase one-time access:

      Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online access
      One-time access price info
      • For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
      • For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'

      Subscribe:

      Subscribe to Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical
      Already a print subscriber? Claim online access
      Already an online subscriber? Sign in
      Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect