Intravesical instillation of oxybutynin hydrochloride for detrusor hyper-reflexia

The effect of intravesical oxybutynin hydrochloride on detrusor behaviour was studied in 15 patients with urinary incontinence due to detrusor hyper-reflexia by ambulatory bladder monitoring. Twelve patients had a reduction in the frequency and amplitude of hyper-reflexic contractions and incontinence episodes following oxybutynin administration. Intravesical oxybutynin may have a role in the management of patients on intermittent self-catheterisation with detrusor hyper-reflexia who cannot tolerate the side effects of anticholinergic agents, including oxybutynin.