Tolterodine for bladder spasm caused by the indwelling catheter after prostate operation / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy of tolterodine on bladder spasm caused by the indwelling catheter after prostate operation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-two patients with bladder spasm caused by the indwelling catheter after prostate operation received tolterodine (2 mg twice daily), until 24 hours before the removal of the catheter.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After 24 hours of treatment, bladder spasm was alleviated totally in 21 patients (25.6%), partially in 45 (54.9%), and unrelieved in 16 (19.5%). After 72 hours of treatment, bladder spasm was alleviated totally in 45 patients (54.9%), partially in 30 (36.6%), and unrelieved in 7 (8.5%). No severe adverse events occurred during the treatment.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The tolterodine therapy for patients with bladder spasm caused by the indwelling catheter after prostate operations is rapid, effective, persistent and safe.</p>