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Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis

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The term ‘interstitial cystitis’ has been replaced by BPS introducing a new nomenclature, based on diagnostic and classification criteria [1, 2].

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Quaghebeur, J. (2018). Diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis. In: Hanno, P., Nordling, J., Staskin, D., Wein, A., Wyndaele, J. (eds) Bladder Pain Syndrome – An Evolution. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61449-6_13

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