[Alternative treatments for interstitial cystitis]

Prog Urol. 2009 Jun;19(6):357-63. doi: 10.1016/j.purol.2009.01.013. Epub 2009 May 5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Interstitial cystitis is the first cause of bladder pain. In case of failure of the usual treatments, several other modalities have been proposed. These therapeutic modalities are posterior sacral root neuromodulation, posterior tibial nerve stimulation, vanilloid agent intravesical instillation, intradetrusor botulinum toxin injections and surgery. A certain efficiency of each of these treatments in the interstitial cystitis has been reported. However, the evaluation of these treatments is limited and the level of evidence is too low to propose these treatments in routine.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Botulinum Toxins / therapeutic use
  • Cystectomy
  • Cystitis, Interstitial / therapy*
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Plexus
  • TRPV Cation Channels / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Tibial Nerve

Substances

  • Anti-Dyskinesia Agents
  • TRPV Cation Channels
  • Botulinum Toxins