[Guidelines for treatment of urinary incontinence in women due to refractory idiopathic vesical hyperactivity with botulinum toxin A]

Prog Urol. 2010 Feb:20 Suppl 2:S170-3. doi: 10.1016/S1166-7087(10)70013-0.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The data reported in the literature today show that botulinum toxin A may have a certain value in the therapeutic arsenal for non-neurological vesical hyperactivity. However, the use of botulinum toxin cannot be recommended in daily practice of non-neurological vesical hyperactivity incontinence treatment. In patients presenting non-neurological vesical hyperactivity, the use of botulinum toxin A (which in 2009 did not have market authorization for this indication, even in neurological patients) should be reserved for highly targeted, second- and third-line indications (failure or intolerance of recommended treatments), and certainly at first within clinical research or in specialized units.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neuromuscular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Urinary Bladder, Overactive / complications
  • Urinary Bladder, Overactive / drug therapy*
  • Urinary Incontinence / etiology
  • Urinary Incontinence / therapy*

Substances

  • Neuromuscular Agents
  • Botulinum Toxins, Type A