ArticleBMJ case reports2016
Combined site-specific sacral neuromodulation and pudendal nerve release surgery in a patient with interstitial cystitis and persistent arousal.
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- Pudendal nerve neurolysis outcomes for urogenital and rectal disorders in patients suffering from pudendal nerve entrapment: A systematic review.Investigative and clinical urology · 2024Pooled it
- How Does Myofascial Physical Therapy Attenuate Pain in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome?Pain research & management · 2019Trial
- Sacral Tarlov cysts and spontaneous persistent genital arousal: 2 unrecognized and underappreciated health conditions with an uncertain relationship.AJOG global reports · 2025Review
- The use of tirzepatide to successfully treat persistent genital arousal disorder/genitopelvic dysesthesia: a case report.Sexual medicine · 2025Article
- Potential Role ofGenes · 2025Article
- Updates in pelvic neuromodulation: the role of pelvic neuromodulation in pelvic disorders.Frontiers in urology · 2024Review
- Neuromodulation for Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Comprehensive Review.Pain and therapy · 2022Review
- Exploring the link between eating disorders and persistent genital arousal disorder/genito-pelvic dysesthesia: first description and a systematic review of the literature.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Review
- Neuromodulation of the Pudendal Nerve Assisted by 3D Printed: A New Method of Neuromodulation for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Neuromodulation for Pelvic and Urogenital Pain.Brain sciences · 2018Review
- Persistent genital arousal disorder: A systematic review of diagnosis, etiology, and treatment approaches (2015-2025).Urology annalsReview
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Abstract
A variety of neuromodulation approaches have been described for the management of pelvic neuropathies, including interstitial cystitis, pudendal neuralgia and persistent genital arousal disorder. The benefits of a combined sacral and pudendal nerve neuromodulator has yet to be explored for these patients. In this report, we describe the case of a 35-year-old woman with a complex pelvic neuropathy resulting in urinary, sexual and gastro-intestinal dysfunction. She presented with an established diagnosis of interstitial cystitis; however, she also fulfilled diagnostic criteria for pudendal neuralgia and persistent genital arousal disorder. The patient underwent implantation of a combined sacral and pudendal nerve neuoromodulation device at the time of surgical decompression of the pudendal nerves. An impressive clinical response followed. This case demonstrates a unique clinical presentation and highlights the value of a combined surgical and neuromodulatory approach in the management of patients with complex pelvic neuropathies.
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