Intravesical capsaicin and resiniferatoxin therapy: Spicing up the ways to treat the overactive bladder

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-11

  Chancellor, Michael B ^a   De Groat, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Capsaicin; Spinal cord injuries; Urethra; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; RESINIFERATOXIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICTURITION REFLEX; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNIQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032861506     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199907000-00002     Document Type: Review

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