botox in the bladder
Botox injection into the bladder is a well-established treatment for overactive bladder and urgency incontinence, including urgency incontinence associated with neurological disease. Botox is also used to treat detrussor overactivity in patients with bladder outlet obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or bladder neck contracture. Botox injection into the bladder was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010, and more recently, in 2013, Botox was FDA-approved to treat overactive bladder symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency and urge incontinence in patients 18 years of age or older when other treatments have not been successful.