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Sacral root neuromodulation has been employed for the treatment of idiopathic overactive bladder, urgency-frequency syndromes, interstitial cystitis, pudendal neuralgia, vulvodynia, coccygodynia, and a variety of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) syndromes.
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Richter, E.O., Abramova, M.V., Alò, K.M. (2011). EMG/SSEP Monitoring During Sacral Neuromodulation. In: Atlas of Implantable Therapies for Pain Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88567-4_15
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