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Review
. 2008 Sep;9(5):405-11.
doi: 10.1007/s11934-008-0069-1.

Sacral nerve stimulation to treat nonobstructive urinary retention in women

Craig V Comiter  1
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Sacral nerve stimulation to treat nonobstructive urinary retention in women

Craig V Comiter. Curr Urol Rep. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Nonobstructive urinary retention is an uncommon finding in women that may represent a difficult management problem for urologists and patients. Pharmacotherapy and urethral dilatation are rarely successful, and clean intermittent catheterization may be cumbersome. Those patients who cannot self-catheterize may be subjected to an indwelling catheter. Sacral nerve stimulation is a minimally invasive treatment for nonobstructive urinary retention, with 10 years of data documenting its long-term safety and efficacy. This minimally invasive treatment can restore satisfactory voiding in most patients and should be a routine part of treatment for this rare but important condition.

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