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Lower Urinary Tract Rehabilitation

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Electrical stimulation (ES) has been tried for many years in different form of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction, aiming to restore emptying and storage function.

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de Sèze, M., Even, A. (2019). Lower Urinary Tract Rehabilitation. In: Liao, L., Madersbacher, H. (eds) Neurourology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7509-0_25

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