Bursts of electrical stimulation could help restore gut motion to treat constipation, a technique recently licensed by industry leader Boston Scientific ...

Neurogenic bladder dysfunction, such as detrusor muscle hyperactivity and dyssynergia with the external urethral sphincter (EUS), are common long-term consequences affecting the wellbeing of patients ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sacral nerve stimulation, sometimes called sacral neuromodulation, is used to help patients desperate to control their bowels or bladder, when other treatment options have failed. During the procedure ...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StimGuard, a privately-held, pre-commercial medical device company, today announced it is commencing a head-to-head study for its Chronic Affarent Nerve ...

The function of the lower urinary tract — to store and periodically eliminate urine — seems simple, but its neuronal control is complex and not fully understood, and dysfunction is common. Functional ...

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 ...

General Stim Inc.’s implanted sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) system was approved in China to treat individuals with certain bladder and bowel conditions. Hangzhou-based General Stim’s SNS system ...

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 ...

June 24, 2003 — Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is a promising option for fecal incontinence, according to the results of two studies presented on June 24 at the annual meeting of the American Society ...

The lateral sacral arteries are among the arteries of the lower back. They have spinal branches, which supply blood to the sacral nerve rootlets, adjacent muscles, meninges, and sacrum. These arteries ...