Open AccessFactors associated with treatment outcomes after intravesical hyaluronic acid therapy in women with refractory interstitial cystitis: A prospective, multicenter study
Author(s) -
Ching Pei Tsai,
Jenn Ming Yang,
So Jung Liang,
Yun-Hsuan Lin,
Wen Chu Huang,
Tzu Yin Lin,
Chun Shuo Hsu,
Fei Chi Chuang,
ManJung Hung
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000498
Subject(s) - medicine , interstitial cystitis , bladder pain syndrome , refractory (planetary science) , visual analogue scale , mcnemar's test , prospective cohort study , hyaluronic acid , urology , surgery , urinary system , statistics , physics , mathematics , astrobiology , anatomy
Bladder instillation of hyaluronic acid (HA) is an acceptable treatment for bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC). The treatment is limited by a high proportion of non-responders (~30%-40%). Here, we aimed to evaluate predisposing factors associated with treatment outcomes.