Percutaneous sacral rhizotomy for neurogenic detrusor hyperreflexia.
Ten patients with neurogenic detrusor hyperreflexia were treated by percutaneous radiofrequency sacral rhizotomy. All had low-threshold involuntary micturition. The bladder capacity of seven patients was increased to over 290 cc during a follow-up interval of 3 to 18 months. This convenient percutaneous procedure is particularly suited for controlling detrusor hyperreflexia, which has frequent failures of initial treatment and late recurrence of symptoms.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000601:surgery