Botulinum injection is useless on fibrotic neuropathic bladders

• Published in: Journal of pediatric urology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 27.e1 - 27.e4
• Main Authors: Tiryaki, S, Yagmur, I, Parlar, Y, Ozel, K, Akyildiz, C, Avanoglu, A, Ulman, I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Botulinum toxin A; Botulinum Toxins, Type A - therapeutic use; Child; Child, Preschool; Cholinergic Antagonists - therapeutic use; Female; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Male; Meningomyelocele - complications; Neuromuscular Agents - therapeutic use; Neuropathic bladder; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Bladder - pathology; Urinary Bladder - physiopathology; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - drug therapy; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - etiology; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - physiopathology; Urodynamic study; Urodynamics; Urology; Botulinum toxin A; Urodynamic study; Neuropathic bladder

Objective Studies on the use of intradetrusor botulinum toxin A injection for children with neuropathic bladders are insufficient and the results are controversial. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of intradetrusor botulinum toxin A injection for children with neuropathic blad...