Review Article
Neurostimulation for Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction
Table 2
Results from sacral nerve stimulation in patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction.
| | Etiology () | Successful PNE-test (%) | Symptoms baseline | Symptoms followup (months) |
| Ganio et al. [31] | SCI trauma (2) SCI surgery (4) Spastic paresis (1) Tethered cord (1) Pelvic nerve lesion (1) Poliomyelitis (1) | 6 (60) | Median 2 incontinence episodes per week | |
| Gstaltner et al. [85] | Cauda equina (11) | 8 (73) | Median WexInc. 15 | Median WexInc. 5 |
| Holzer et al. [33] | SCI surgery (17) Myelomeningocele (4) Friedrich’s ataxia (1) MS (1) Diabetic neuropathy (1) Spinal insult (1) | 18 (72) | Median 7 incontinence episode/3 weeks
| Median 2 incontinence episode/3 weeks (35) |
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Jarrett et al. [34] | Disc prolapse (6) Trauma (4) Spinal stenosis (1) Neurosurgery (2) | 12 (92) | Mean 9.33 incontinence episodes per week
| Mean 2.39 incontinence episodes per week (12) |
| Lombardi et al. [86] | Spinal cord injury (39) | 23 (59) 12 constipation 11 incontinence | Mean WexCon. 19.91 (12) Mean WexInc. 13.09 (11) | Mean WexCon 6.82 (44.3) Mean WexInc. 4.91 (46) |
| Rosen et al. [32] | Spinal cord injury (6) Spinal cord surgery (4) Meningomyelocele (2) Multiple sclerosis (1) Friedreich’s ataxia (1) Spinal stroke (1) | 11 (73) | Median 7 incontinence episode per 3 weeks | Median 2 incontinence episode per 3 weeks (15) |
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WexInc: Wexner fecal incontinence score, WexCon: Wexner constipation score.
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