title: Does intravesical electrostimulation improve neurogenic constipation? A case report.
abstract: An elderly patient affected by incomplete cauda equina syndrome underwent intravesical electrostimulation (IVES) to improve impaired bladder emptying. One month after IVES treatment, which consisted of 20 daily sessions, cistometrography evidenced a normalization of urinary pattern and a concomitant, but unexpected, improvement of constipation (Wexner score from 22 to 4).This report demonstrates that IVES may be considered another viable and less invasive option for controlling constipation secondary to spinal and peripheral nerve lesions.
authors: IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, S.S.113 via Palermo, Cda. Casazza, Messina, Italy. salbro77@tiscali.it
authors: Rocco Salvatore
authors: RS
authors: Calabrò
authors: Michelangelo
authors: M
authors: Marullo
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Gervasi
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Marino
authors: Placido
authors: P
authors: Bramanti