Long-term outcome of sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence.

Cosimo Alex LeoG P ThomasE BradshawS KarkiJ D HodgkinsonJ MurphyCarolynne J Vaizey

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

This study demonstrates that SNS is an effective treatment in the long term. SNS results in an improvement of validated scores for approximately 60% of patients; however, there is a significant reduction of efficacy over time due to underlying causes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
combination therapy
patient reported
urinary tract