The FDA has issued Medtronic clearance to market the InterStim sacral nerve stimulation therapy system for people with chronic fecal incontinence. The pacemaker-like device has already been FDA ...

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 ...

Background: Sacral neuromodulation operations have usually been performed based on 2D fluoro images. However, sacral nerve stimulation lead implantation may be challenging when the normal anatomy is ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence appears adequate to support the use of this procedure, provided that the normal arrangements are in ...

It's a problem no one likes to talk about, but experts believe fecal incontinence affects 1 in 12 older adults. Now, there's a new solution called sacral stimulation. It's an implanted, ...

Subhas thought Sweum could benefit from sacral neuromodulation, a minimally-invasive, reversible therapy that uses electrical impulses to stimulate the nerves just above the tailbone and strengthen ...

U of U Health Colon and Rectal Surgery Services has advanced fellowship training and experience in colon and rectal surgery, as well as gastrointestinal surgery. Our colon and rectal surgeons are ...

Incontinence is an uncomfortable and embarrassing problem for many people, especially as they age. "It makes you cry when you have accidents," Oralia Cosme said. Leaving the house used to be a problem ...