Endovesical electrotherapy in treatment of urinary incontinence in spina-bifida patients.
A total of 20 children with incontinence due to myelomeningocele and 1 due to occult neuropathic bladder underwent a course of endovesical electrotherapy. There was temporary improvement in 1 and more lasting in another, but this was the result of catheterisation and bladder training rather than the electrotherapy. It is concluded that the electrotherapy has helped none of the patients, and no significant change in their bladder function was detected.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012677:Sensation; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications*; D014039:Toilet Training; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*