A detrusor is a smooth muscle present on the wall of the urinary bladder. Detrusor weakness causes contraction of the bladder with reduced strength and duration, resulting in prolonged emptying and failure to achieve complete bladder emptying in a time.
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I have constant irritation in my bladder due to weak detrusor muscle. Kindly help me.
Query: Hello doctor, I have been told that I have a weak detrusor muscle and an overactive bladder. I feel constant irritation in the bladder and sometimes, my lower abdomen area swells up. I had negative urine cultures, and I have been told Botox may help me, but I can only have 50 percent or so strength ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Botox is used for overactive bladder, once oral anticholinergic medication fails to give benefit. Botox gives benefit for 6 to 9 months, so it has to be repeated after a year. There is a risk of detrusor acontractility after injection, for which you might have to use... Read Full »