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Distension Therapy for the Unstable Bladder: Later Results including an Assessment of Repeat Distensions
Author(s) -
RAMSDEN P. D.,
SMITH J. C.,
DUNN M.,
ARDRAN G. M.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1976.tb06710.x
Subject(s) - distension , medicine , enuresis , surgery , urology
Summary 51 patients with urgency and urge incontinence of urine and enuresis have been treated by prolonged bladder distension. At recent follow‐up, 16 patients were symptom free, 25 substantially improved and 10 symptomatically unchanged, at a mean of 13 months after distension. 13 patients whose symptoms relapsed after a previous distension or who failed to obtain a satisfactory improvement have had a further distension for a more prolonged period. The early results in this group are not as good as for patients having first distensions, although 2 patients have become symptom free, and 6 have shown a substantial symptomatic improvement.