title: [Botulinum toxin useful in urological problems].
abstract: Urological and gastroenterological patients may benefit from the therapeutic use of botulinum neurotoxin. Urologic indications include overactive bladder refractory to conventional treatments, painful bladder, chronic pelvic pain syndromes and problems with bladder emptying. Currently, there are no approved therapeutic indications for urologic conditions. In general, botulinum neurotoxin treatment is well tolerated and adverse events are predictable and limited to the urogenital tract, though rare severe and fatal complications have been reported.
authors.affiliation: OYS:n kirurgian klinikka Pl 21.
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaarala
authors.forename: Ilkka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Perttilä
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hellström
mesh_terms: D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins