The effect of the number of active electrode poles during tined lead placement on long-term efficacy of sacral neuromodulation in patients with faecal incontinence.
Roman AssmannStephanie O BreukinkS A P CauberghLaurents P S StassenJustin G L M LuermansJarno MelenhorstPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
In this study, the number of AEPs does not seem to influence long-term efficacy of SNM success rate during the trial phase or the battery life of the first placed IPG. However, we also suggest that at the very least there should be two AEPs at lead placement.