Many variations on each type exist. It may also be wise to talk to other IC patients who have had the procedure. Transurethral fulguration and resection of ulcers. Fulguration involves burning Hunner's ulcers using electricity or a laser. When the area heals, the dead tissue and the ulcer fall off, leaving new, healthy tissue behind.
Resection involves cutting around and removing the ulcers.
Both treatments, done under anesthesia, use special instruments inserted into the bladder through a cystoscope. Laser surgery in the urinary tract should only be done by doctors who have the special training and expertise needed to perform the procedure. Denervation Denervation is a complicated procedure done by surgeons who have special training and expertise. Rarely used in the treatment of IC, it involves cutting some of the nerves to the bladder, interfering with pain signals. Many approaches and techniques are used, each of which has its own advantages and complications that should be discussed with the surgeon.