The use of prolonged bladder distension in the treatment of intractable urinary incontinence in females with detrusor instability.
Fifty patients suffering from detrusor instability who failed to respond to anticholinergic treatment were treated with prolonged bladder distension. Twelve months after treatment 9 were symptom free, 15 improved and 26 remained symptomatically unchanged. Extraperitoneal bladder rupture occurred in 2 patients.
Korda
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King George Vth Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney.
Krieger
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Hunter
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000503:physiopathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*