Evolution of bladder contraction in course of time after implantation of a sacral anterior root stimulator

Neurourol Urodyn. 1993;12(5):509-12. doi: 10.1002/nau.1930120514.

Abstract

We reviewed bladder contraction evolution after sacral anterior root stimulator implantation in thirty patients operated on from 1984 to 1991. Two patients underwent a complete denervation with a reinnervation within a maximal time of seventeen months. One patient underwent a lesion, like a neuropraxia with a complete recovery at four months. Five patients have undergone a partial denervation with a recovery of miction by neurostimulation within the time of eighteen months. In three patients, bladder contraction disappeared for various reasons.

MeSH terms

  • Electric Stimulation Therapy*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Contraction*
  • Muscle Denervation
  • Muscle, Smooth / innervation
  • Muscle, Smooth / physiopathology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / physiopathology*
  • Urinary Bladder / innervation*
  • Urinary Bladder / physiopathology
  • Urinary Incontinence / physiopathology
  • Urinary Incontinence / therapy*
  • Urination Disorders / physiopathology
  • Urination Disorders / therapy*