[Results of electric stimulation in the treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence].
Clinical and urodynamic studies were conducted in 19 patients undergoing intrarectal electrostimulation due to post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. It was corroborated that patients referring incontinence with isolated coughing presented better clinical outcome (80% positive results) than those who also referred urgency-incontinence (44%). Patients with stress incontinence showed positive clinical results post-stimulation in 78% cases. Patients with vesical instability, in 40% cases and patients with mixed incontinence, in 60%. In contrast, elimination of vesical instability was urodynamically proven in 60% cases, but in only 22% with stress incontinence. In mixed incontinence (instability + stress) the instability persisted only in 20% while stress incontinence persisted in 80% cases. The above data would advocate electric stimulation as a therapeutical alternative in post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence.
Salinas Casado
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Virseda Chamorro
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Salomón Mohamed
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Bravo de Rueda
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Aristizábal
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JM
Resel Estévez
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D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics