CT-Guided Lead Placement for Selective Sacral Neuromodulation to Treat Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions.
OBJECTIVE
Selective sacral neuromodulation may fail after fluoroscopically guided lead placement because of malpositioning. We implemented a new technique to attain precise lead placement.


CONCLUSIONS
CT-guided tined lead placement was successful in eight patients after 12-month follow-up. Especially in patients with an altered anatomy in the sacral region, this new technique may prevent treatment failure.
1 Department of Radiology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Thomas
T
Meissnitzer
2 Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Sophina
S
Trubel
2 Department of Urology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Reinhold
R
Posch-Zimmermann
1 Department of Radiology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
Matthias Wolfgang
MW
Meissnitzer
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000628:therapy*
CT-guided lead placement; lower urinary tract dysfunctions; selective sacral neuromodulation