Can the ice-water test predict the outcome of intradetrusor injections of botulinum toxin in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-617

  Huwyler, Mirjam ^a   Schurch, Brigitte ^a   Knapp, Peter A ^a   Reitz, André ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin type A; Neurogenic bladder; Outcome assessment (health care); Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; URODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 36248979843     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-007-0208-1     Document Type: Article

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