title: [Intravesical electrostimulation for treatment of bladder dysfunction. Initial experiences after gynecological operations].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the role of intravesical electrical stimulation in the treatment of voiding dysfunctions following major gynecologic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  19 female patients with sensory and/or motor voiding dysfunction following gynecologic operations underwent intravesical electrostimulation after failure of traditional treatments. Before and after therapy, urodynamic examinations were performed. The follow-up was 6-24 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All cases of sensory bladder dysfunction were cured. Volumes of residual urine significantly decreased (mean 274 vs. 53 ml: p = 0.0003) and maximum detrusor pressure increased (mean 6 vs. 27 cm H20; p = 0.0007). An early start of therapy (within 6 weeks after surgery) resulted in a better outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intravesical electrical stimulation was effective in the treatment of sensory and motor voiding dysfunctions following major gynecologic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Frauenheikunde Innsbruck, Osterreich.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kölle
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Madersbacher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mair
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Intravesikale Elektrostimulation zur Behandlung von Blasenfunktionsstörungen. Erste Erfahrungen nach gynäkologischen Operationen.