Medical management of the unstable bladder.
Seventy incontinent female patients were diagnosed as having unstable bladders during a two-year period. The diagnosis was made with a questionnaire, carbon dioxide urethroscopy and pressure profiles according to the technique of Robertson. Forty patients were continent on medication, 11 were improved, 6 showed no improvement, 1 was on a trial of medication at this writing, and 12 were lost to follow-up. The medical management and various drugs used in the treatment of unstable bladder are discussed in this report.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000188:drug therapy; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000188:drug therapy*