Sacral neuromodulation for urinary retention

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 657-666

  Kessler, Thomas M ^a   Fowler, Clare J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAMINECTOMY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PULSE GENERATOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SACRAL NEUROMODULATION; SAFETY; SPINAL REFLEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER CATHETERIZATION; URINE RETENTION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SACRUM; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 57449086809     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro1251     Document Type: Review

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