[Interstitial cystitis. Current aspects of diagnosis and therapy]

[S2K guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC/BPS) : Discussion of the current guideline using a case study]

IC/BPS is a chronic progressive disorder that is often difficult and unsatisfactory for the person affected and the treating therapist. Treatment should therefore be comprehensive, interdisciplinary, multimodal and take into account the biopsychosocial model. The guideline forms a thread through the diverse diagnostic and therapeutic options and provides extensive background information on the definition, epidemiology and aetiopathogenesis of this rare disease. However, practice and theory/guideline are different. Adaptation to the individual case is therefore necessary and explicitly desired. The guideline should therefore serve as a source of ideas for colleagues to compile their own standards suitable for their practice. On the one hand, therapy approaches that have been tried and tested in everyday clinical practice are passed on. On the other hand, the frequent lack of evidence should also be viewed critically. Further studies, if possible multi-centre, specifically designed for different aspects of IC/BPS would be desirable. Close networking between therapists in private practice and special centres is essential for the best possible treatment of people with IC/BPS. The guideline is intended to show the limits of what can be done in practices and outpatient clinics and to provide guidance on when patients should be referred to a "Centre for Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain". Overall, the guideline has improved the presence of this rare disease among colleagues. A comprehensive supplement, update and further substantiation with the state of current research is thus desirable.

[Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC/PBS) : S2k guideline of the German Society of Urology]

In this review article, the authors describe all relevant aspects of the new S2k guideline from the German Society of Urology (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie, DGU) for the diagnosis and treatment of IC/PBS (interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome). A list of necessary and optional examinations and the necessity of diagnosis of exclusion are summarized and evaluated. The treatment options listed (ranging from conservative, oral drug, and complementary medicine to interventional surgical procedures) also give the reader a good overview of the contents of the guideline and possible therapeutic approaches. Finally, the recommendations including consensus of the guideline group are also summarized in various information boxes.

[Diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC/PBS) : S2k guideline of the German Society of Urology]

In this review article, the authors describe all relevant aspects of the new S2k guideline from the German Society of Urology (Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie, DGU) for the diagnosis and treatment of IC/PBS (interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome). A list of necessary and optional examinations and the necessity of diagnosis of exclusion are summarized and evaluated. The treatment options listed (ranging from conservative, oral drug, and complementary medicine to interventional surgical procedures) also give the reader a good overview of the contents of the guideline and possible therapeutic approaches. Finally, the recommendations including consensus of the guideline group are also summarized in various information boxes.