New percutaneous technique of sacral nerve stimulation has high initial success rate: Preliminary results

European Urology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 70-74

  Spinelli, Michele ^a,d   Giardiello, Gianluca ^b   Arduini, Andrea ^b   Van den Hombergh, Ubi ^c  

^a Divisione Urologia Unita Spinale   (Italy)

^b Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

^c MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Percutaneous technique; Sacral nerve stimulation; Sacral neuromodulation

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION INDUCTION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0037252981     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(02)00442-6     Document Type: Article

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