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Neurostimulation for Bladder Pain Syndrome

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Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) can be a debilitating disorder with limited treatment options. Recently, neuromodulation has emerged as a viable therapeutic option for patients with intractable symptoms, improving the pain and the urgency–frequency, as well as the quality of life. The most commonly used approach is sacral nerve stimulation (SNS), although pudendal and posterior tibial nerve stimulations have also been described. This chapter details the mechanism of action, patient selection, and procedure technique of SNS. It also reviews the latest scientific literature addressing its use for BPS, and provides a summary of the reported related adverse events. Furthermore, it sheds some light on the current research regarding pudendal, posterior tibial, and caudal epidural sacral nerve stimulations.

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  1. Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, 207 N. Broad St., 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Dominique El-Khawand M.D. & Kristene E. Whitmore

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  1. University of Copenhagen, Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, 2730, Denmark

    Jørgen Nordling

  2. University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Urology, and Antwerp University, Edegem, 2650, Belgium

    Jean Jacques Wyndaele

  3. and Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC,, Departments of Immunology, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 3141 XW, Netherlands

    Joop P. van de Merwe

  4. Koege Hospital, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 4600, Denmark

    Pierre Bouchelouche

  5. Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Urogynecology S.Carlo-IDI, Catholic University, Rome, 00165, Italy

    Mauro Cervigni

  6. Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Urology, Sahlgrens Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, 41345, Sweden

    Magnus Fall

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El-Khawand, D., Whitmore, K.E. (2013). Neurostimulation for Bladder Pain Syndrome. In: Nordling, J., Wyndaele, J., van de Merwe, J., Bouchelouche, P., Cervigni, M., Fall, M. (eds) Bladder Pain Syndrome. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6929-3_26

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