Case ReportInternational Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Publication: Refractory hyperactive bladder treated with sacral neuromodulator: case report and literature review
Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2018;7(7):2937-2941.DOI10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20182910
Abstract
The overactive bladder syndrome is a chronic medical condition that affects the quality of life of patients whether men or women, has a prevalence of 16.5%, however, it is known to increase with age, affecting up to 25% of women older than 65 years and up to 80% in the elderly. More than 90% of cases have no apparent cause. The OAB (Overactive Bladder) It is a condition with characteristic symptoms of urinary urgency, usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia, with or without urge incontinence, in the absence of urinary tract infection or other obvious pathology. The different therapeutic steps are not always sufficient to restore the quality of life.
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics resident at the Postgraduate School of Naval Sanity, Universidad Naval and the Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad, Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (SEMAR)
- Gynecologist-Obstetrician, Chief of residents the surgical area of the Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad, Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (SEMAR)
- Gynecologist-Obstetrician, Gynecological Urology, Chief of the Urogynecology Service of the Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad, Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (SEMAR)
- Urologist, Kidney Transplant Specialist of the Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad, Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (SEMAR)
- Gynecologist-Obstetrician, Colposcopist, Chief of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad, Secretaría de Marina Armada de México (SEMAR)