ArticleArab journal of urology2013
Posterior tibial nerve stimulation as treatment for the overactive bladder.
Article in Arab journal of urology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Cholinergic Antagonists Combined with Electrical Stimulation or Bladder Training Treatments for Overactive Bladder in Female Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Clinical drug investigation · 2016Pooled it
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Quality-of-Life Improvement and Sleep Deficiency in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Refractory Idiopathic Overactive Bladder Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- CUA guideline on adult overactive bladder.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) as a treatment for the overactive bladder (OAB) resistant to medical treatment. PATIENTS AND
methodsThe study included 60 patients, comprising 55 women (92%) and five men (8%) with a mean (SD) age of 41.4 (10.8) years, who presented to the Urology Department of Benha University Hospital from June 2010 to October 2012. All patients were assessed initially by taking a history, a physical examination, urine analysis, routine laboratory investigations, and a urodynamic evaluation in the form of flowmetry, cystometry, and a pressure-flow study in some cases. A voiding diary (daytime and night-time frequency, voiding volume, and leakage episodes) was completed by all patients, and all underwent 12 sessions of PTNS using a personal computer-based system, and were reassessed after the sixth session, at the end of the course, and at 3 and 6 months after the last session, using the same methods as in the baseline visit.
resultsThere was a statistically significant improvement in all the variables assessed. No infection or failure of the PTNS mechanism was detected while using the technique, but there were rare instances of minor bleeding and a temporary painful feeling at the insertion site.
conclusionPTNS is safe, and gives statistically significant improvements in the patient's assessment of OAB symptoms.
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