Botox relieves BPH symptoms
For men suffering the discomforts of an enlarged prostate, injections of Botox into the prostate may bring relief for up to 30 months, doctors in Italy report.
Dr. Giuseppe Brisinda of Catholic University Hospital “Agostino Gemelli” in Rome and his colleagues report the outcomes for 77 men ages 50-80 years with so-called benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH, in the medical journal Urology.
The patients were given injections of Botox into the two lobes of the prostate under ultrasound guidance.
Before treatment, the average symptom score on a standard index was 24.1; a score of 20-35 is considered severe. Average prostate volume was 54 milliliters, and peak urinary flow was 8.6 milliliters per second.
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on Feb 16 2009. Filed under Injectables.
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