Intravesical administration of combined hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate can improve symptoms in patients with refractory bacillus Calmette-Guerin-induced chemical cystitis: Preliminary experience with one-year follow-up

Intravesical administration of combined hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate can improve symptoms in patients with refractory bacillus Calmette-Guerin-induced chemical cystitis: Preliminary experience with one-year follow-up

Objective: We investigated the efficacy of intravesical instillations of combined hyaluronic acid (HA) and chondroitin sulphate (CS) in patients with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-induced chemical cystitis unresponsive to first-line therapies. Patients and methods: We retrospectively reviewed the...

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Main Authors: Vittorio Imperatore, Massimiliano Creta, Sergio Di Meo, Roberto Buonopane, Nicola Longo, Ferdinando Fusco, Lorenzo Spirito, Ciro Imbimbo, Vincenzo Mirone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Bladder cancer
Chondroitin sulphate
Cystitis
Hyaluronic acid
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/7021

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