Does intravesical electrostimulation improve neurogenic constipation? A case report

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011 Jul;23(7):614-6. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834791d0.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravesical
  • Aged
  • Constipation / therapy*
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy
  • Male
  • Polyradiculopathy / complications*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / etiology
  • Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / therapy*
  • Urinary Retention / therapy*