Robert J. Evans

IMPORTANCE: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) presents as a complex heterogeneous disorder that poses a significant clinical challenge both for diagnosis and treatment. The identification of patient subgroups with signifi…

OBJECTIVE: To further examine anesthetic bladder capacity as a biomarker for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) patient subtypes, we evaluated demographic and clinical characteristics in a large and heterogeneous female pa…

INTRODUCTION: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and endometriosis are coexistent diagnoses in 48%-65% of women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP), suggesting that dual screening may be warranted. To further investigate the cl…

OBJECTIVE: Interstitial cystitis (IC) is often misdiagnosed as one of several other conditions manifesting similar symptoms. This analysis assesses the potential extent of IC misdiagnosis while considering concomitant conditions in a manage…

PBS/IC, which was traditionally thought to be a rare condition, is increasingly thought to be a frequent cause of CPP. Failure to consider the bladder as a component of this pain is common, primarily because of the similarity in symptoms to…