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International Urogynecology Journal
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal 5/2020

01-05-2020 | Overactive Bladder | Commentary

A commentary on “8 versus 12 weeks of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation and response predictors for overactive bladder”

Author: Ghazaleh Rostaminia

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 5/2020

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This retrospective study aimed to compare the success rates after 8 vs. 12 weekly PTNS sessions for the treatment of OAB in women. Four hundred seventy women who were eligible for PTNS treatment after having failed conservative management (behavioral modifications and bladder retraining), and if they declined or had a suboptimal response to oral medications, were recruited to the study. The treatment outcome was assessed by Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) and Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OABq-SF) questionnaires at baseline, 8, and 12 weeks. The success was defined based on the combined scores of the questionnaires. …
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Title
A commentary on “8 versus 12 weeks of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation and response predictors for overactive bladder”
Author
Ghazaleh Rostaminia
Publication date
01-05-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-019-04203-5

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