TY - JOUR
T1 - Pudendal nerve stimulation
T2 - A potential tool for neurogenic bowel dysfunction!
AU - Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
AU - Leo, Antonino
AU - Bramanti, Placido
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Neurogenic bowel disease occurs after damage to the spinal cord, which affects the bowel's extrinsic innervation resulting in a lack of control of the colon with incontinence or constipation. To avoid more invasive procedures, sacral and pudendal nerve stimulation (PNS) have been recently considered as emerging treatment for patients with intractable constipation. In particular, PNS effects are thought to be secondary to interactions between the somatic and autonomic pathways within both the spinal cord and higher centers. Thus, PNS may be considered a potential tool in the treatment of neurogenic bowel dysfunction, even after a complete spinal cord damage.
AB - Neurogenic bowel disease occurs after damage to the spinal cord, which affects the bowel's extrinsic innervation resulting in a lack of control of the colon with incontinence or constipation. To avoid more invasive procedures, sacral and pudendal nerve stimulation (PNS) have been recently considered as emerging treatment for patients with intractable constipation. In particular, PNS effects are thought to be secondary to interactions between the somatic and autonomic pathways within both the spinal cord and higher centers. Thus, PNS may be considered a potential tool in the treatment of neurogenic bowel dysfunction, even after a complete spinal cord damage.
KW - IVES
KW - neurogenic bowel dysfunction
KW - pudendal nerve stimulation
KW - SNS
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U2 - 10.1002/nau.22453
DO - 10.1002/nau.22453
M3 - Article
C2 - 23804532
AN - SCOPUS:84896390504
VL - 33
SP - 358
EP - 359
JO - Neurourology and Urodynamics
JF - Neurourology and Urodynamics
SN - 0733-2467
IS - 3
ER -