HUNNER ULCER OF THE BLADDER (REVIEW OF 100 CASES)
Authors: Charles C. Higgins
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 October 1941HUNNER ULCER OF THE BLADDER (REVIEW OF 100 CASES)CHARLES C. HIGGINS, M.D.CHARLES C. HIGGINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-4-708 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1836, Mercier1 first mentioned ulcerations of the floor of the bladder causing perforation. Lawson Tait2 in 1870 discussed a similar lesion and cited an additional case. Fenwick3 in 1896 described in detail, "simple ulcer of the bladder," and mentioned the sudden onset of the disease characterized clinically by increased frequency of urination, dysuria, and intermittent hematuria.As some confusion still exists as to the lesion which should be classified as a Hunner ulcer, it is of interest to refer to Hunner's original description in 1914.4He stated that the ulcer is found on the vertex, summit, or free portion...References1. MERCIER : Ulceration et perforation spontanes de la vessie, Gaz. med. de Paris, 1836, 257-273. Google Scholar2. TAIT L: On the cure of the chronic perforating ulcer of the bladder by the formation of an artificial vesicovaginal fistula, Lancet, 1870, liv, 738. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FENWICK EH: Ulceration of the bladder, 1900, J. A. Churchill, London, p. 8. Google Scholar4. HUNNER GL: A rare type of bladder ulcer in women; report of 8 cases, South. Surg. and Gynec., 1914, xxvii, 247-288. Google Scholar5. KEENE FE: Circumscribed pan-mural ulcerative cystitis, elusive ulcer (Hunner), Ann. Surg., 1920, lxxi, 479-485. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. BUMPUS HC: Interstitial cystitis; its treatment by overdistention of bladder, Med. Clin. North Am., 1930, xiii, 1495-1498. Google Scholar7. FOLSOM AI: Hunner's ulcer, Texas State Jr. Med., 1932, xxvii, 718-721. Google Scholar8. HINMAN F: Discussion, Interstitial cystitis, by PETERSON, A., and HAGER, B. H.: Calif. and West. Med., 1929, xxxi, 267. Google Scholar9. KRETSCHMER HL: Elusive ulcer of the bladder, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1922, xxxv, 759-765. Google Scholar10. FOLSOM AI: Personal communication. Google Scholar11. PETERSONHAGER ABH: Interstitial cystitis; report of cases, Calif. and West. Med., 1929, xxxi, 262-267. Google Scholar12. YOUNG HH: Practice of urology, 1926, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 145. Google Scholar13. QUINBY WC: Resection of the presacral nerve in painful bladder of interstitial cystitis, Trans. Am. Genito-Urin. Surg., 1931, xxiv, 355-361. Google Scholar14. MEISSERBUMPUS JGHC: Focal infections in relation to submucous ulcer of bladder and to cystitis, Jr. Urol., 1921, vi, 285-298. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. KEENE FE: Elusive ulcer of bladder, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1925, x, 380-385. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. FURNISS HD: Fulguration of Hunner ulcers, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1924, vii, 288-291. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. HOWARD TL: Personal communication. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*Received for publication February 19, 1941. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNonneoplastic Disorders of the Urinary BladderNon-neoplastic disorders of the urinary bladderNeuromodulation in Intractable Interstitial Cystitis and Related Pelvic Pain SyndromesEpidemiology of Interstitial Cystitis: 1Interstitial Cystitis in MenHUNNER'S ULCER (Chronic Interstitial Cystitis): A Manifestation of Collagen DiseaseInterstitial cystitisRunner Ulcer of the Bladder: A Report of 187 CasesInterstitial CystitisInfiltration Treatment of Hunner UlcerInterstitial CystitisInterstitial Cystitis: Report of 223 Cases (204 Women And 19 Men) 1 October 1941Volume 15, Issue 4Page: 708-715KeywordsBladderLesionsUlcersUrination ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1941 PDF downloadLoading ...