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Review
. 2020 Jul;30(4):507-512.
doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000773.

Neurostimulation in neurogenic patients

F M J Martens  1 , K-D Sievert  2   3
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Review

Neurostimulation in neurogenic patients

F M J Martens et al. Curr Opin Urol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose of review: To provide an overview of available electrical stimulation devices in neurogenic patients with lower urinary tract disease.

Recent findings: It is advocated to do more studies in neurogenic patients as results seem promising and useful but most studies did not include neurogenic patients or neurogenic patients were not analyzed or reported separately. Most studies included a small heterogenous neurogenic group with multiple pathophysiologic origin focusing on effect of a treatment instead of results of a treatment in a specific neurogenic group. Neuromodulation or stimulation has the advantage that it acts on different organs, like bladder and bowel, so can treat neurogenic patients, who mostly suffer from multiple organ failure.

Summary: Brindley procedure, sacral neuromodulation (SNM) and posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) are available for a while already. The Brindley procedure (including sacral anterior root stimulation in combination with a rhizotomy of posterior sacral roots) is developed for selected spinal cord injury patient with a complete spinal injury, and has shown results for many years in neurogenic patients. An alternative to the rhizotomy is not established yet. SNM and PTNS are other modalities that are used in nonneurogenic patients, but are not yet indicated and much studied in neurogenic patients.

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