Subcutaneous tunneling of the temporary testing electrode significantly improves the success rate of subchronic sacral nerve modulation (SNM)

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 607-612

  Sievert, Karl Dietrich ^a   Nagele, Udo ^a   Pannek, Juergen ^b   Engeler, Daniel ^c   Kuczyk, Markus ^a   Stenzl, Arnulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^c Kantonsspital St Gallen Klinik fur Urologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Non neurogenic pelvic dysfunction; Percutaneous nerve evaluation (PNE); Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS); Technique; Tined lead

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVALUATION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 36249024806     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-007-0204-5     Document Type: Article

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