Open AccessShort-term results of the efficacy of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation on urinary symptoms and its financial cost
Author(s) -
Zehra Kurdoğlu,
Danielle Carr,
Jihad Harmouche,
Serdar Ünlü,
Gökhan S. Kılıç
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the turkish-german gynecological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.346
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1309-0399
pISSN - 1309-0380
DOI - 10.4274/jtgga.2017.0115
Subject(s) - medicine , overactive bladder , refractory (planetary science) , urinary system , nocturia , urinary urgency , alternative medicine , pathology , astrobiology , physics
Overactive bladder (OAB) affects 16.9% of women in the United States. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is a third-line treatment for patients who are refractory to behavioral and pharmacologic therapies. We aimed to evaluate the effects of PTNS on urinary symptoms in patients diagnosed as having refractory OAB and investigate the cost of medications and clinical visits before and after PTNS treatment.
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