Clinical experience with the Mentor bladder stimulator. III. Patients with urinary vesical hypotonia.
The Mentor bladder stimulator has been implanted in 5 patients with vesical hypotonia. Of these patients 3 empty the bladder with low residua and sterile urine postoperatively. Pain is the primary side effect in patients with incomplete lower motor neuron lesions or vesical hypotonia of unknown etiology.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001437:Bacteriuria; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000009:adverse effects; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects