Sacral Neuromodulation for Refractory Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Results of a Nationwide Registry in Switzerland

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1357-1363

  Kessler, Thomas M ^a   Buchser, Eric ^b   Meyer, Sylvain ^b   Engeler, Daniel S ^c   Al Khodairy, Abdul Wahab ^d   Bersch, Ulf ^e   Iselin, Christophe E ^f   Roche, Bruno ^f   Schmid, Daniel M ^g   Schurch, Brigitte ^g   Zrehen, Stephane ^h   Burkhard, Fiona C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Hospital of Morges   (Switzerland)

^c Kantonsspital St Gallen Klinik fur Urologie   (Switzerland)

^d SUVA   (Switzerland)

^e SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h Medtronic Europe ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lower urinary tract dysfunction; Sacral neuromodulation; Swiss Registry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMPLANT; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; REGISTER; SACRAL PLEXUS; SACRUM; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGISTRIES; SWITZERLAND; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 33947366486     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.11.011     Document Type: Article

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