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ReviewExperimental and therapeutic medicine2021

Chemical hemorrhagic cystitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic pitfalls (Review).

Razvan-Cosmin Petca, Razvan-Ionut Popescu, Cristian Toma, Mihai Cristian Dumitrascu, Aida Petca, Florica Sandru, Calin Bogdan Chibelean

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Review in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Bladder mucosal afferents detect UTI and aid pathogen clearance.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  11. Oral Preparation of Hyaluronic Acid, Chondroitin Sulfate, Curcumin, and Quercetin (IalurilPathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2022
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  12. C-Reactive Protein: More than a Biomarker.Journal of innate immunity · 2021
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  13. Luteolin Improves Cyclophosphamide-Induced Cystitis through TXNIP/NLRP3 and NF-Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Razvan-Cosmin PetcaDepartment of Urology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Razvan-Ionut PopescuDepartment of Urology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Cristian TomaDepartment of Urology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihai Cristian DumitrascuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Aida PetcaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Florica SandruDepartment of Dermatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Calin Bogdan ChibeleanDepartment of Urology, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu-Mures, 540139 Targu-Mures, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROUniversitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemical cystitis (CC) is an inflammation of the bladder caused by various chemical agents ingested intentionally or accidentally. It is linked to chemotherapeutic agents such as cyclophosphamide, therapeutic agents for diverse diseases, and anesthetic agents consumed abusively for recreational effects such as ketamine, or can be linked to environmental and surrounding factors such as soaps, gels, spermicides, and dyes. CC is a pathology with an increasing incidence that is inadequately treated due to its infectious cystitis-like symptoms. The hemorrhagic form can have a rampant evolution. Treatment options of CC and its complications are under continuous research with no accepted standardized sequence. In many situations, the treatments are difficult to obtain, administer, and follow-up. In addition, the lack of experience of the physician may pose other obstacles in delivering treatment to the patient. In conclusion, CC is a disease with an increasing incidence, challenging to diagnose, which is frequently mistreated, and has multiple treatment modalities that still require standardization in administration and sequencing.

Indexed as

chemical cystitishematuriahemorrhagic cystitisintravesical therapynoninfectious cystitisurinary bladder inflammation

Identifiers

PMID33936281
PMCPMC8082586
OpenAlexW3154929229

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