title: [The management of urinary and fecal incontinence due to a neurinoma of the cauda equina with an electrode implanted in the pelvic muscles (Caldwell) (author's transl)].
abstract: A woman, aged 49, had a complete sensory and motor deficit of the S2-5 segments with urinary and fecal incontinence due to a neurinoma of the cauda. A Caldwell electrode was implanted surgically into the muscles of the pelvic floor in April 1974. The patient was observed for 2 years thereafter and had an excellent result. The medical and technical problems of treating urinary and fecal incontinence due to a lower motor neuron lesion of S2-5 can be handled satisfactorily with an implanted electrode.
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Die Beckenbodenimplantatelektrode (Caldwell) zur Behandlung von Harn- und Stuhlinkontinenz nach Caudaneurinom (Fallbericht).