Usefulness of Hydrastis for the prevention of encrustation of long-term indwelling catheters in persons with neurogenic bladder dysfunction: a case series.

According to the results of our case series, the application of Hydrastis seems to be beneficial in the prevention of encrustations of indwelling catheters in patients with SCI. As the treatment was effective and well tolerated, the problem is frequent, and effective solutions are scarce, a prospective trial seems justified.