Importance of interstitial cystitis diagnosis in chronic pelvic pain [Abstract in English]

Objective: This article highlights the importance of including IC on the list of possible diseases, which have chronic pelvic pain of bladder origin, and suggests its adequate investigation, diagnosis and treatment. Sources of data: Nonsystematic review using Medline database articles. Summary of the findings: In patient with chronic pelvic pain have to suspect of interstitial cystitis when, associate the pain, to exist the complaint of urgency, frequency mictional increase. The investigation to have cistoscopy, potassium testing and urodynamics. Conclusion: The interstitial cystitis is a chronic disorder of urinary tract lower. No have medication curative for this pathology, but one treatment of relief symptoms can to provide improvement in quality of life. KEY WORDS: CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL/diagnosis; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL/therapy; PELVIC PAIN/etiology.