Variable frequency stimulation of sacral neuromodulation in black-zone overactive bladder patients: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common urological disease, reducing patient quality of life (QoL). Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a treatment option used when conservative treatment is inadequate. However, constant frequency stimulation-SNM (CFS-SNM) may not be sufficiently effective in achieving targeted symptom reduction in some patients. For such black-zone patients, a different treatment strategy is needed. Variable frequency stimulation (VFS) has been used for deep-brain stimulation treatment in patients with Parkinson's disease with positive outcomes. Accordingly, in this study, we hypothesized the promising outcomes of VFS-SNM in black-zone OAB patients. Here, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of VFS-SNM viz-a-viz CFS-SNM in a black-zone patient with refractory OAB whose frequent

SUBMITTER: Meng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807324 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature