ArticleTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2018
The short-term effects of posterior tibial nerve stimulation on anorectal physiology in patients with faecal incontinence: a single centre experience.
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- Tibial nerve electrical stimulation for fecal incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Short-term clinical and manometric outcomes of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence: a large single-centre series.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Article
- Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation versus sacral nerve stimulation for the treatment of faecal incontinence.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Percutaneous electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve for the treatment of fecal incontinence: manometric results after 6 months of treatment.International journal of colorectal disease · 2020Article
- A novel combined anorectal biofeedback and percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation protocol for treating fecal incontinence.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPosterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is a novel treatment for patients with faecal incontinence (FI) and may be effective in selected patients; however, its mechanism of action is unknown. We sought to determine the effects of PTNS on anorectal physiological parameters.
methodsFifty patients with FI underwent 30 min of PTNS treatment, weekly for 12 weeks. High-resolution anorectal manometry, bowel diaries and Vaizey questionnaires were performed before and after treatment. Successful treatment was determined as a greater than 50% reduction in FI episodes.
resultsFifty patients with FI were studied; 39 women, median age 62 years (range 30-82). Compared with pretreatment, there were reductions in episodes of urgency (16.0
conclusionsPTNS has a measureable physiological effect on rectal sensory volumes without an effect on anal canal pressures. It also reduces FI episodes; however, this effect is independent of changing physiology, suggesting that PTNS has a complex mechanism of action.
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