Bladder pain syndrome/ interstitial cystitis

The European Society for the Study of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (ESSIC) has recently suggested a change of the name to bladder pain syndrome (BPS) to differentiate it from other urologic pain syndromes such as urethral pain syndrome, prostate pain syndrome, and others.1,2 The Washington DC Consensus Group on IC/PBS favoured retaining the name interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.3