Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a promising non-invasive biomarker for symptom assessment and diagnosis of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

Abstract Background Our study aims to investigate the association between the serum neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and interstitial cystitis (IC), as well as to explore whether NLR can serve as a diagnostic marker to distinguish IC from overactive bladder (OAB). We postulate that elevated NLR...

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Main Authors: Hanwei Ke, Lin Zhu, Qi Wang, Kexin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01353-z