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Histological evidence supports low anesthetic bladder capacity as a marker of a bladder-centric disease subtype in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.
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International urogynecology journal [Int Urogynecol J] 2019 Nov; Vol. 30 (11), pp. 1863-1870. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 28. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Introduction and Hypothesis: Low anesthetic bladder capacity has been shown to be a biomarker for bladder-centric interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). The goal of this study was to determine if histopathological evidence from bladder biopsies supports anesthetic bladder capacity (BC) as a marker to distinguish a bladder-centric IC/BPS subtype.<br />Methods: From a review of our large IC/BPS cohort of patients undergoing hydrodistention, we identified a total of 41 patients with low BC (≤ 400 ml); an additional 41 consecutive patients with BC > 400 ml were selected as the comparator group. The original bladder mucosal biopsy pathology slides were re-reviewed by a single pathologist (blinded to patient information) using a standardized grading scale developed for this study.<br />Results: Histologically, the low BC subjects exhibited higher levels of acute inflammation (p = 0.0299), chronic inflammation (p = 0.0139), and erosion on microscopy (p = 0.0155); however, there was no significant difference in mast cell count between groups (p = 0.4431). There was no significant gender difference between the groups; female patients were the majority in both groups (low BC: 94.12%, non-low BC: 100%; p = 0.1246). Individuals in the low BC group were older (p < 0.0001), had a higher incidence of Hunner's lesions on cystoscopy (p < 0.0001), and had significantly higher scores, i.e., more bother symptoms, on two IC/BPS questionnaires (ICPI, p = 0.0154; ICSI, p = 0.0005).<br />Conclusions: IC/BPS patients with low anesthetic bladder capacity have histological evidence of significantly more acute and chronic inflammation compared with patients with a non-low bladder capacity. These data provide additional evidence to support low bladder capacity as a marker of a distinct bladder-centric IC/BPS phenotype.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1433-3023
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International urogynecology journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31254048
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04038-0