A systematic review of clinical studies of electrical stimulation for treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 993-1005

  Monga, Ash K ^a   Tracey, Michael R ^b   Subbaroyan, Jeyakumar ^b  

^a PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Lower urinary tract dysfunction; PTNS; SNS; TENS; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 84865129296     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: 14333023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-012-1691-5     Document Type: Review

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