ReviewInternational journal of colorectal disease2011
Posterior tibial nerve stimulation and faecal incontinence: a review.
Review in International journal of colorectal disease, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of Faecal Incontinence-A UEG/ESCP/ESNM/ESPCG collaboration.United European gastroenterology journal · 2022Guideline
- Short-term outcome of percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for the treatment of faecal incontinence.Techniques in coloproctology · 2016Trial
- Percutaneous electrical neurostimulation of dermatome T6 for appetite reduction and weight loss in morbidly obese patients.Obesity surgery · 2014Trial
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) in females with faecal incontinence: the impact of sphincter morphology and rectal sensation on the clinical outcome.International journal of colorectal disease · 2012Trial
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation as Therapy for Functional Constipation.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS): an alternative treatment option for chronic therapy resistant anal fissure.Techniques in coloproctology · 2019Article
- Cost-effectiveness of sacral nerve stimulation and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2018Article
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (pTNS): success rate and the role of rectal capacity.International journal of colorectal disease · 2017Observational
- A Simple and Accurate Model to Predict Responses to Multi-electrode Stimulation in the Retina.PLoS computational biology · 2016Article
- Impact of fecal incontinence and its treatment on quality of life in women.Women's health (London, England) · 2015Review
- Novel treatment options for fecal incontinence.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2014Review
- Sacral neuromodulation and peripheral nerve stimulation in patients with anal incontinence: an overview of techniques, complications and troubleshooting.Gastroenterology report · 2014Article
- Posterior tibial nerve stimulation for fecal incontinence: where are we?World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Review
- Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS), posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) or acupuncture for the treatment for fecal incontinence: a clinical commentary.Techniques in coloproctology · 2013Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeFaecal incontinence is a common and important multifactorial disorder with a range of treatment options. Over the last two decades, neuromodulation via sacral nerve stimulators has been shown to be effective for both faecal and urinary incontinence, although associated with complications. Peripheral neuromodulation, via the posterior tibial nerve, is widely used in urinary incontinence; however, its use in faecal incontinence, whilst evolving is limited to eight small heterogeneous studies. REVIEW: These eight studies are discussed in the context of the methodology and underlying neurophysiology of peripheral neuromodulation, as are thus far unanswered questions. The eight studies include a total of 129 patients with faecal incontinence (of variable aetiology), all of whom had failed conservative management. One study was prospective and controlled, six were uncontrolled and one was retrospective and uncontrolled. Five different neuromodulatory protocols were used over six different study periods. Outcome measures varied, but short term primary endpoint success ranged from 30.0% to 83.3%. The limitations to this early evidence, whilst encouraging, are significant, and it remains to be seen whether this novel treatment modality represents the minimally invasive, well-tolerated, cost-effective and flexible panacea hoped for this common and debilitating disease. Three upcoming multicentre placebo-controlled trials will better be able to delineate its role.
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