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aiua-7021	Imperatore, Vittorio; Creta, Massimiliano; Di Meo, Sergio; Buonopane, Roberto; Longo, Nicola; Fusco, Ferdinando; Spirito, Lorenzo; Imbimbo, Ciro; Mirone, Vincenzo	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	2018	4	.pdf	application/pdf	3560	205	52	PATIENTS AND METHODS The clinical records of patients with diagnosis of BCG- induced grade 2 chemical cystitis unresponsive to first line therapeutic options performed according to IBCG recom- mendations who underwent intravesical instillations of combined HA/CS between January 2010 to January 2015 were retrospectively reviewed (6). Studies on bladder instillations of HA/CS as GAG replenishment therapy suggest that this formulation is efficacious in a wide range of clinical con- ditions characterized by chronic bladder inflammation including interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2018.1.11 INTRODUCTION Intravesical immunotherapy with bacillus Calmette- Guérin (BCG) is the most effective prophylactic treat- ment for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder can- cer (BCa) at intermediate and high risk of recurrence and/or progression after complete tumor removal (1).	cache/aiua-7021.pdf	txt/aiua-7021.txt