Sacral neuromodulation for neurological disease-induced lower urinary tract symptoms in Saudi Arabia: a single-centre experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation therapy (SNM) for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) caused by neurological diseases.

Methods

This prospective cohort study enrolled patients that developed LUTS secondary to neurological disorders. All patients underwent staged SNM. A 5-day voiding diary was used to evaluate their response to the stage 1 procedure. Implantation of the full system during the stage 2 procedure was undertaken in patients that had ≥50% improvement on their voiding diary.

Results

Twenty-one patients were included in the study with the following neurological aetiologies: diabetes mellitus (n = 2), myelitis (n = 3), multiple sclerosis (n = 5), spinal cord injury (n = 10) and cerebrovascular accide

SUBMITTER: Banakhar MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature