Clinical Study

Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Randomized Study Comparing Two Doses

Table 3

Complications after intraprostatic botulinum toxin injection for BPH.

Complicationn (%)Post-opTreatmentOutcome

Hematuria2 (5.8%)ImmediateBladder irrigation for 2 hoursResolution
Transient urinary retention2 (5.8%)ImmediateFoley catheter for 5 daysResolution
Persistent urinary retention1 (2.9%)5 monthsTURPResolution
Prostatitis2 (5.8%)ImmediateAmikacinResolution

TURP: Transurethral resection of the prostate.