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 that 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