title: The effect of sacral nerve stimulation for bladder control during pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: Neural stimulation was used to reduce bladder hyperreflexia and incontinence in a woman with myelodysplasia. The stimulation was delivered via an electrode placed in a sacral foramen and attached to a stimulator placed subcutaneously. The patient activated the device to inhibit the bladder and deactivated it to allow voiding. The device proved to be helpful in reducing bladder hyperreflexia and its use during pregnancy did not seem to have any adverse effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Nanninga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Einhorn
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deppe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000502:physiology; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000294:innervation*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*