| Autor: |
Philip van Kerrebroeck, Magdy M. Hassouna, Richard A. Schmidt, Steven W. Siegel, Udo Jonas, Kimberly A. Oleson, Ruud A. Janknegt |
| Rok vydání: |
1999 |
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| Zdroj: |
The Journal of Urology. :352-357 |
| ISSN: |
0022-5347 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00005392-199908000-00018 |
| Popis: |
Purpose: A prospective, randomized study was performed to evaluate sacral nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory urinary urge incontinence.Materials and Methods: Primary outcome variables were obtained from voiding diaries. After baseline evaluation candidates who satisfied inclusion criteria were enrolled into the study. Test stimulation results determined eligibility for randomization into a stimulation (treatment) or delay (control) group. The stimulation group included 34 patients who underwent implantation and were followed for 6 months. The delay group comprised 42 patients who received standard medical therapy for 6 months and then were offered implantation. The stimulation group completed a therapy evaluation test (on versus off) after 6 months.Results: At 6 months the number of daily incontinence episodes, severity of episodes and absorbent pads or diapers replaced daily due to incontinence were significantly reduced in the stimulation compared to the delay group (all p |
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