Treatment for Neurogenic Bladder

 
  • Specific treatment for neurogenic bladder will be determined by your physician based on:
  • Your age, overall health, and medical history
  • Severity of symptoms
  • Cause of the nerve damage
  • Type of voiding dysfunction that results
  • Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
  • Expectations for the course of the condition
  • Your opinion or preference

    Treatment may include:
  • Insertion of a catheter or hollow tube (to empty the bladder at regular intervals)
  • Prophylactic (preventive) antibiotic therapy (to reduce the incidence of infection)
  • Placement of an artificial sphincter - a procedure that involves placing an artificial cuff around the neck of the bladder; the cuff can be inflated to prevent urinary incontinence and deflated when it is time to empty the bladder; you will still require intermittent catheterization to completely empty the bladder
  • Surgery

 

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