Dynamic Graciloplasty
Superficial position in the medial aspect of the upper thigh Main neurovascular bundle in the upper part of the muscle which can allow to free its body for all the…
Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor
Fig. 2.1 Comprehensive overview of the complex pelvic floor anatomy (caudal view) of a female (Reproduced with permission from Zijta et al. [5]) The piriformis and obturator internus muscles that…
Electrotherapy for Pelvic Floor Disorders: Historical Background
Fig. 1.1 The Baghdad Battery (Parthian battery) from the village of Khuyut Rabbou’a, near Baghdad, Iraq (Reproduced with permission from W. Koenig, Im verlorenen Paradies, R. Rohrer, Baden b. Wien,…
Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Pain
Fig. 18.1 Blind Men and the Elephant by John Godfrey Saxe (1816–1887). The story of the blind men and an elephant has been used to illustrate a range of truths…
Sacral Nerve Modulation for Urinary Disorders: Urinary Retention
Fig. 12.1 DCT: manometric control of the bladder and bowel pressures Fig. 12.2 DCT: external stimulator Fig. 12.3 DCT: testing needles in S2 and S3 foramina, bilaterally. Patient cable stimulating…
New Frontiers: Electrical Stimulation in Colorectal Disorders
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jacopo Martellucci (ed.)Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-06947-0_21 21. New Frontiers: Electrical Stimulation in Colorectal Disorders Jacopo Martellucci1, 2, 3 (1) Pelvic Floor Center, Ercole Franchini Hospital, Montecchio Emilia, Italy…
New Frontiers: Electrical Stimulation in Urinary Disorders
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jacopo Martellucci (ed.)Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-06947-0_20 20. New Frontiers: Electrical Stimulation in Urinary Disorders Michele Spinelli1 (1) Neurourology Department, Alberto Zanollo Center, Niguarda Cà Granda Hospital, Via Vittadini…
Tibial Nerve Stimulation
Fig. 9.1 Urgent PC Neuromodulation System (Courtesy of Uroplasty, Inc., Minnetonka, MN) 9.2 PTNS Technique The Stoller technique (SANS protocol) consists in the electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve…
Pelvic Floor Neuromodulation in Neurologic Patients
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jacopo Martellucci (ed.)Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-06947-0_19 19. Pelvic Floor Neuromodulation in Neurologic Patients Giulio Del Popolo1 , Jacopo Martellucci2, 3, 4 and Stefania Musco1 (1) Neuro-Urology Department, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Largo…
Sacral Nerve Modulation: Techniques and Indications
Fig. 10.1 Self anchoring tined lead The system engages subcutaneous tissue, particularly muscle tissue, to decrease axial movement of the lead and consequent dislodgment of the stimulating electrodes. The particularity…
