Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation as neuromodulative treatment of chronic pelvic pain

European Urology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-163

  Van Balken, Michael R ^a   Vandoninck, Vera ^a   Messelink, Bert J ^b   Vergunst, Henk ^c   Heesakkers, John P F A ^a   Debruyne, Frans M J ^a   Bemelmans, Bart L H ^a   Bosch, J L H R ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain; Neuromodulation; Percutaneous stimulation posterior tibial nerve; PTNS; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIBIAL NERVE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037326042     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-2838(02)00552-3     Document Type: Article

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