Bladder inhibition by penile electrical stimulation.
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation was applied to the penis in 22 patients complaining of frequency, urgency and/or urge incontinence. Detrusor activity was suppressed with this stimulation, causing decreased bladder spasticity and/or increased cystometric capacity in 10 of 22 patients. Clinical success was noted in four patients with a portable stimulator.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004775:Enuresis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000628:therapy; D010413:Penis / Q000294:innervation*; D011312:Pressure; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy