PURPOSE: Hemorrhagic cystitis is a recognized possible side effect of therapeutic radiation administered for a variety of pelvic malignancies. Patients may experience pain, bleeding and clot ...

OBJECTIVES: To assess the clinical factors that affect the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy in treating radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. HBO2 therapy is an effective treatment ...

In Meraouna et al.'s study, the failure-free survival rate was 66% at 3 years of follow-up. Regarding treatment-related morbidities, 12.3% of patients experienced grade 3 genitourinary (GU) toxicity, ...

Hemorrhagic stroke has more than double the odds of diagnostic delay in pregnant and postpartum patients. Pregnant and postpartum patients with hemorrhagic stroke had more than double the odds of ...

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic bladder health condition that causes discomfort or pain in the bladder area. Along with this pain are lower urinary tract symptoms which have lasted for more ...

Correspondence to Dr Kenro Hirata, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; kenro916{at}gmail.com ...