Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for Voiding Dysfunction

Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for Voiding Dysfunction

Pregnancy and childbirth, pelvic surgery and some medication (diuretics and anticholinergic), obesity, some neurological disease (Multiple-sclerosis, spinal cord injury, diabetes) are associated with urge incontinence as the long-held clinical impression confirmed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) for the treatment of complaints related to overactive bladder syndrome: urinary urgency, urinary frequency, urge incontinence (UI), non- obstructive urinary retention.