title: Prolonged bladder distension in the treatment of the unstable bladder.
abstract: 11 patients underwent 12 prolonged bladder distensions for bladder instability. In no case did the cystometrogram revert from an unstable to a stable pattern, through 6 patients noted symptomatic improvement which was attested as moderate by 2 and marginal by 4.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*