Dorsal genital nerve stimulation in patients with detrusor overactivity: A systematic review

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 385-388

  Farag, Fawzy F ^a,c   Martens, Frank M J ^a   Rijkhoff, Nico J M ^b   Heesakkers, John P F A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Sohag University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dorsal clitoral nerve; Dorsal genital nerves; Dorsal penile nerve; Electrical stimulation; Overactive; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLADDER CAPACITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DORSAL GENITAL NERVE STIMULATION; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; CLITORIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE;

EID: 84869212235     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-012-0273-x     Document Type: Review

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