Reappraisal of hydrostatic pressure treatmentfor intractable postradiotherapy vesical hemorrhage

Efficacy of oxymatrine for treatment and relapse suppression of severe plaque psoriasis: results from a single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial

“…Oxymatrine is an alkaloid extracted from Sophora alopecuroides radix , a medicinal herb that has been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years and is widely used in modern pharmaceuticals in China. Oxymatrine can have a variety of biological effects, including anti‐inflammatory, immunoregulatory and antiviral responses .…”

Radiation–Induced Haemorrhagic Cystitis

“…Holstein et al [72]reported cessation of haematuria in 3 of 4 patients treated by hydrostatic distension, using bladder pressure at or just below systolic blood pressure. Mufti et al [73]treated 8 patients with this technique, all of whom had had multiple transfusions and had failed to respond to cystodiathermy. Continuous epidural anaesthesia was used with compression times ranging from 6 to 7 h. A double balloon catheter was used, with a 10–ml retention balloon to allow the catheter to be pulled onto the bladder neck, and a larger capacity filling balloon.…”

Urological complications after radiation therapy—nothing ventured, nothing gained: a Narrative Review

“…Other intravesical therapies include transurethral placement of a large balloon in the bladder (hydrodistension) ( 143 , 144 ), and botulinum toxin A injections into the bladder wall ( 145 ). Due to insufficient data, these methods are not recommended as routine management of chronic radiation cystitis ( 32 , 72 , 113 ).…”