Long-term efficacy of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence and a new approach for partial responders.
M Bosch-RamírezLuís Sánchez-GuillénM J Alcaide-QuirósM M Aguilar-MartínezM Bellón-LópezA López DelgadoF López-Rodríguez-AriasA Muñoz-DuyosX Barber-VallesA ArroyoPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2022)
Patients undergoing PTNS for 1 year following this protocol had optimal long-term responses. PTNS sessions for up to 1 year in patients who were partial responders prevents a high percentage of them from needing more invasive treatments, and maintains long-term continence in patients who were optimal responders.