Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is a therapeutic procedure that could be used to help women with sexual dysfunction. However, the benefits of this method in this indication should still be reviewed in ...

A network of intersecting nerves is referred to as a nerve plexus. Nerves that serve the same part of the body merge into one large nerve or group of nerves via a plexus. The sacral plexus provides ...

The superior gluteal nerve is the term used to describe the nerve near the upper pelvis that comes straight out of both the fourth and fifth lumbar nerves (the back sections), as well as the first ...

Chronic sacral nerve stimulation has an important role in the treatment of fecal incontinence. Newly reported findings indicate that this technique is an effective treatment for fecal incontinence ...

The patient is a 51 year-old female with multiple sclerosis. She has a neurogenic overactive bladder and severe constipation. In 2003 the patient underwent peripheral nerve evaluation (PNE). She saw ...

The battery-free percutaneous sacral neuromodulation system has comparable efficacy to published rates for traditional sacral neuromodulation devices. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States is approximately 0.9% of the general population, with ulcerative colitis (UC) affecting 0.4% and Crohn’s disease (CD) affecting ...

SIOUX CITY | Amanda Sweum was convinced she would have to wear diapers for the rest of her life, until the 41-year-old Sioux City woman had a small device implanted in her lower back that put an end ...