Guidelines for treatment of urinary incontinence in women due to refractory idiopathic vesical hyperactivity with botulinum toxin A

: The data reported in the literature today show that botulinum toxin A may have a certain value in the therapeutic arsenal for non-neurological vesical hyperactivity. However, the use of botulinum toxin cannot be recommended in daily practice of non-neurological vesical hyperactivity incontinence treatment. In patients presenting non-neurological vesical hyperactivity, the use of botulinum toxin A (which in 2009 did not have market authorization for this indication, even in neurological patients) should be reserved for highly targeted, second- and third-line indications (failure or intolerance of recommended treatments), and certainly at first within clinical research or in specialized units.