ESSIC uses the name bladder pain syndrome (BPS) instead of interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS): click here for more details.

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• Interstitial cystitis, pelvic pain, and the relationship to myofascial pain and dysfunction: a report on four patients. 
  Doggweiler-Wiygul R, Wiygul JP. World J Urol 2002;20:310-4