Bladder Botox (Botox for overactive bladder)
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Description
Injection of botulinum toxin into the bladder is used in the treatment of irritable bladder syndrome and urinary incontinence.
Repeated urine leakage and urge to urinate occurs with overactivity of the bladder musculature (musculus detrusor), which can be treated with botulinum toxin.
Facts
- Local anesthesia, sometimes general anesthesia
- Outpatient procedure
- Procedure lasts 30-60 minutes
- Adjustment of urination within 2 days
The procedure is performed under local or short-term general anesthesia, with botulinum toxin injected into the bladder musculature from individual punctures (20 - 40 punctures in total) under optical control.
After the procedure, a urinary catheter is sometimes left in place and blood in the urine may appear.
In some patients, problems with urinating (problems with emptying urine) may occur and it is necessary to repeatedly catheterize the bladder until urination is regulated.
Botulinum toxin works for around 10 - 12 months, after which the procedure can be repeated.
