[A rare complication of transrectal electrostimulation for sperm retrieval].

In men who wish to have children after a spinal cord injury, assisted ejaculation is frequently needed for sperm retrieval. Transrectal electrostimulation (TES) is often used for this purpose. Typical side effects of TES are autonomic dysreflexia or pain.

Treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity with botulinum toxin A: the first seven years.

Introduction: This retrospective study describes the results of botulinum toxin A detrusor injections following a fixed protocol in 216 patients with untreatable neurogenic detrusor overactivity and incontinence. A comparison is made between the two preparations currently available, and the efficacy of multiple treatments is studied.

Patients And Methods: Botox 300 MU (mouse units) or Dysport 750 MU were injected into the detrusor wall in 365 sessions in 216 patients.

[Seven years of botulinum toxin type A in the treatment of neurogenic detrusor hyperactivity].

Background: A decompensated storage function with high pressures is the greatest risk factor regarding life expectancy and quality of life in patients with neurogenic detrusor hyperactivity. Previously, this problem could only be managed with administration of anticholinergic medications or--if this approach was either not effective enough or the patients exhibited drug intolerance--by invasive surgical interventions. The use of botulinum toxin type A to treat these patients rapidly proved to be a beneficial alternative to those two therapeutic options ever since its introduction in Germany in 1998 as a minimally invasive procedure and has become established worldwide.