Sacral nerve modulation for fecal incontinence. Functional results and assessment of the quality of life. Acts from 13th Annual Colorectal Disease, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Febraury 14–16, 2002.Ganio, E., Luc, A.R., Ratto, L.C., Doglietto, G.B., Masin, A., Dodi, G., Altomare, D....
There is a single case report of a 57 year old woman who developed PGAD 6 months following implantation of a SNM device for the treatment of urge incontinence [76]. As the clitoris is innervated by the pudendal nerve [77] via S2–S4, and pudendal electrophysiological changes have been measu...
Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) has been used to treat urinary dysfunction by Tanagho EA and Schmidt RA since 1988. In 1995, Matzel et al. treated patients with functional bowel disorders with SNS, and this therapy was later proved to be also effective for fecal incontinence (FI) secondary ...
Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is an effective therapy for faecal incontinence. Published studies derive largely from single centres and there is a need to determine the broader applicability of this procedure. Methods: Prospective data were collected for all patients undergoing SNS in the UK. Record...
Efficacy of sacral nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence: Results of a mul- ticenter double-blind crossover study. Ann Surg 2005;242: 662-9.Leroi AM, Parc Y, Lehur PA et al. Efficacy of sacral nerve stimula- tion for fecal incontinence: results of a multicenter double-blind crossover...
Medium-term results of permanent sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence Medium-term results of permanent sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence. Br J Surg 2002; 89: 869-901.Kenefick NJ, Vaizey CJ, Cohen RC, Nicholls RJ, Kamm MA. Medium-term results of permanent sacral nerve ...
Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is an established treatment for faecal incontinence in patients who have failed conservative management. This study established the cost-effectiveness of treating patients with SNS compared with non-surgical treatment.A decision analysis model was performed. Data from 70 pa...
Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Intestinal Inflammation In the clinical case presented earlier in this chapter, SNS was not designed to treat inflammation; it was used to treat fecal incontinence and the patient happened to have both fecal incontinence and proctitis. A series of animal studies were, ...
FECAL INCONTINENCEIDIOPATHIC CONSTIPATIONNEUROMODULATIONMODULATIONDYSFUNCTIONMANAGEMENTCHILDRENBackground:For over 10 years sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) has been used for patients with constipation resistant to conservative treatment. A review of the literature is presented.Methods:PubMed, MEDLINE and Embase ...
Methods A SNM procedure was performed and recorded on a fresh female cadaver. Fluoroscopic images were obtained during the procedure to highlight the bony relationships to the S3 foramen and nerve. Dissection of the anterior and posterior sacrum was completed to highlight the tract of the S3 nerv...