Sacral neuromodulation for urinary retention in a kidney-transplant patient.
Bladder outlet obstruction can negatively affect renal function in the kidney transplant population. Functional obstruction represents a clinical challenge as conventional treatments are either ineffective or not recommended. Sacral neuromodulation was successfully used in functional voiding dysfunction in a kidney transplant patient. This is the first case to be reported in the literature.
Kocjancic
Ervin
E
Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, University of Novara, Novara, Italy. e.koc@tiscali.it
Crivellaro
Simone
S
Favro
Michele
M
Ceratti
Giovanni
G
Monesi
Giorgio
G
Gontero
Paolo
P
Sala
Maurizio
M
Giardiello
Gianluca
G
Frea
Bruno
B
D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*