A I Linares Quevedo, M A Jiménez Cidre, E Fernández Fernández, L Perales Cabanas, G Briones Mardones, B Pozo Mengual, J Sáenz Medina, A Escudero Barrilero
OBJECTIVES: To describe the effectiveness of sacral root neuromodulation in ameliorating symptoms of refractory voiding disfunction in our center. MATERIAL AND METHODS: During the period from december 1998 throught december 2001, 31 Percutaneous Nerve Evaluation (PNE) was performed to 20 patients with refractory voiding dysfunction; a sacral nerve stimulation device was implanted in 10 patients (8 female, 2 male). The median age was 49 years. Refractory voiding dysfunction included: mixed disorders (30%), idiopathic nonobstructive chronic urinary retention (20%), urgency/frequency (20%), faecal and urinary incontinence with absence of sphincter defect (20%) and frequency (10%)...
April 2002: Actas Urologicas Españolas