Management of urinary incontinence with electronic stimulation: observations and results.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1976
Abstract
The evolution in the management of urinary incontinence with electronic stimulation of the pelvic floor is reviewed. The effect of stimulation is analyzed. Our methods of candidate screening and the contraindications to treatment are discussed. Forty patients were treated for 2 to 15 months. Sixteen patients were post-prostatectomy, 4 had stress incontinence, 4 had upper motor neuron lesions, 1 was incontinent after repair of a rectovesical fistula and 15 were post-bladder exstrophy closure. The success rate in the first group was 45.4 per cent, in the second group 100 per cent, in the third group 50 per cent, in the fourth group 100 per cent and in the fifth group 27.2 per cent. In view of the method having been tried on cases resistant to other forms of treatment the results were encouraging. The most satisfying results were in the post-exstrophy group in which no response was expected.
Volume
116
Issue
6
First Page
747
Last Page
750
ISSN
0022-5347
Published In/Presented At
Sotiropoulos, A., Yeaw, S., & Lattimer, J. K. (1976). Management of urinary incontinence with electronic stimulation: observations and results. The Journal of urology, 116(6), 747–750. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)58996-x
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
1003642
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article