Impact of direct epispinal stimulation on bladder and bowel functions in pigs: A feasibility study.

Thomas GuihoClaire DelleciChristine Azevedo-CosteCharles FattalDavid GuiraudJean-Rodolphe VignesLuc Bauchet

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2017)

This study showed, for the first time, that epispinal stimulation causes significant detrusor and rectal responses in pigs and allows considering further studies with the objective of treating urinary and rectal disorders in spinal cord injury patients.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
rectal cancer
spinal cord
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
neuropathic pain
patient reported outcomes
botulinum toxin