Most notably, the use of lidocaine did not increase acute postoperative urinary retention (POUR) following the procedure to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), with the same number of patients ...

Q: In two weeks, I am supposed to get Botox injections in my bladder for an overactive bladder (OAB) and my frequent need to urinate at nighttime. Are these injections safe? Are there any bad side ...

You may know of Botox as a cosmetic treatment that reduces facial wrinkles. But this potentially deadly toxin has uses that ...

Repeated injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) are safe and effective for the medium-term management of refractory overactive bladder (OAB) and idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO), according ...

If you feel like you need to run for the restroom all the time, maybe you should try Botox. A new study suggests that the injections more often used to fight facial wrinkles might prevent bladder ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Slightly more than half of patients with refractory idiopathic detrusor overactivity (IDO) incontinence have complete restoration of continence one month after intradetrusor injections ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In two weeks, I am supposed to get Botox injections in my bladder for an overactive bladder (OAB) and my frequent need to urinate at nighttime. Are these injections safe? Are there any ...

Mixed urinary incontinence is a difficult-to-treat chronic condition affecting many older women. Both midurethral sling and onabotulinumtoxinA improved symptoms by 6 months without significant ...

Dear D.J.: The initial treatment for OAB symptoms usually consists of lifestyle changes (i.e., quitting smoking, avoiding medications that worsen symptoms and excess fluid intake at night), pelvic ...

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