Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of the overactive bladder in children: Is it effective?

Abstract

Abstract Background To assess the efficacy and durability of percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of the overactive bladder in children. Results Twenty patients with a mean age of 7 ± 3.3 years were included in the study. Subjective success was found in 12 patients (60%) who considered their situation to be better and requested to continue therapy to maintain the response which was considered as a therapeutic success, while eight patients (40%) patients chose not to continue therapy because they did not have symptomatic improvement. Conclusion Posterior tibial nerve stimulation is an effective, minimally invasive method for treatment and is easily applied to induce improvement in overactive bladder symptoms and objective urodynamic changes with negligible side effects.

Keywords

• Posterior tibial nerve
• Electric stimulation
• Urodyanmic
• Irritative symptoms
• Overactive bladder