title: Trans-trigonal phenol failed the test of time.
abstract: The results following 94 trans-trigonal phenol injections in 60 patients over a 5-year period are analysed. In only 1 patient was there a lasting effect. The others all required alternative treatment for bladder instability, hyper-reflexia or hypersensitivity. Older patients with normal bladder compliance and patients with a neuropathic aetiology had slightly better results but also failed to derive lasting benefit. The complications associated with the treatment and the general anaesthetic outweigh the transient benefits of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, London.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Worth
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010636:Phenols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics
chemical_list: D010636:Phenols