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- Title
A minimally invasive technique for outpatient local anaesthetic administration of intradetrusor botulinum toxin in intractable detrusor overactivity.
- Authors
Harper, M.; Popat, R.B.; Dasgupta, R.; Fowler, C.J.; Dasgupta, P.
- Abstract
Intradetrusor injection with botulinum toxin-type A (BTX) appears to be a highly effective new treatment for patients with intractable detrusor overactivity (DO) [1,2]. As originally described, the technique used rigid cystoscopy and therefore general anaesthesia was usually required, particularly for men. The obvious advantages of giving BTX injections as an outpatient procedure, in terms of cost, administrative logistics and reduced morbidity especially for patients with disabling neurological disease, led us to explore the possibility of injecting through a flexible cystoscope. We describe a quick, simple and safe technique for injecting BTX into the detrusor as an outpatient procedure, using only local anaesthesia.
- Publication
BJU International, 2003, Vol 92, Issue 3, p325
- ISSN
1464-4096
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04312.x