Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Historical Perspective Philip M. Hanno
Chapter 2 Epidemiology
Mirja Ruutu, Mikael Leppilahti, Jukka Sairanen
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Criteria, Classification, and Nomenclature for Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS)
Joop P. van de Merwe, Jørgen Nordling, Pierre Bouchelouche, Mauro Cervigni, Magnus Fall, Jean-Jacques Wyndaele
Part One Pathophysiology
Chapter 4 Clinical Pathophysiology and Molecular Biology of the Urothelium and the GAG Layer
Gianfranco Tajana and Mauro Cervigni
Chapter 5 Mast Cell and Bladder Pain Syndrome
Kirsten Bouchelouche and Pierre Bouchelouche
Chapter 6 Neurophysiology of Pelvic Pain Mechanisms
Jean-Jacques Wyndaele and Silvia Malaguti
Chapter 7 Syndromes Associated with Bladder Pain Syndrome as Clues to its Pathogenesis
John W. Warren, Joop P. van de Merwe, J. Curtis Nickel
Part Two Clinical Presentations
Chapter 8 Bladder Pain Syndrome - Clinical Presentation John Hughes and Mahindra Chincholkar
Chapter 9 Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS)
Mauro Cervigni and Franca Natale
Chapter 10 Psychosocial Risk Factors and Patient Outcomes for Bladder Pain Syndrome
Dean A. Tripp and J. Curtis Nickel
Chapter 11 Bladder Pain Syndrome and Sexuality
Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello, Kristene E. Whitmore, Robert M. Moldwin
Part Three DiagnosisChapter 12 Symptoms of Bladder Pain Syndrome John W. Warren and Philip M. Hanno
Chapter 13 Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis of Bladder Pain Syndrome
Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello and Kristene E. Whitmore
Chapter 14 Urine Biomarkers and Bladder Pain Syndrome Pierre Bouchelouche and Kirsten Bouchelouche
Chapter 15 Cystoscopy and Hydrodistension in the Diagnosis of Bladder Pain Syndrome
Andrey Zaytsev and Magnus Fall
Chapter 16 Biopsy Retrieval, Tissue Handling, Morphology and Histopathological Characteristics
Christina Kåbjörn Gustafsson and Ralph Peeker
Chapter 17 Urodynamics in BPS
Paul P. Irwin and Claus Riedl
Part Four TherapyChapter 18 Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments of Bladder Pain Syndrome
Z. Chad Baxter, Helen R. Levey, Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello, Robert M. Moldwin
Chapter 19 Diet and Its Role in Bladder Pain Syndrome and Co-Morbid Conditions Justin I. Friedlander, Barbara Shorter, Robert M. Moldwin
Chapter 20 Physiotherapy
Amy Rejba Hoffmann, Hina M. Sheth, Kristene E. Whitmore
Chapter 21 Oral Therapy for Bladder Pain Syndrome Directed at the Bladder
