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What is Sacral Nerve Stimulation Surgery?
Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS) surgery (sometimes referred to as a "pelvic battery") is a technological surgical procedure involving the placement of an electrode over the S3 nerve which located in lower back (just above the tailbone) and connecting this electrode to a neurostimulator (pulse generator) via an extension cable.
This implantable pulse generator sends electrical impulses to the sacral nerves through implanted electrodes, these nerves are responsible to control the bladder, sphincter, and pelvic floor muscles that contribute to bladder and anal control. The electrical stimulation can eliminate or reduce certain bladder or bowel control problems.
How is Sacral Nerve Stimulation surgery performed?
Placing the Sacral Nerve Stimulation electrode and the battery is not a difficult procedure. The surgery is mostly done under local anesthesia, but it can be done under general anesthesia too.
Firstly, the electrode must be implanted into the S3 foramen by the guidance of C-arm. After the C-arm check and the test stimulation verification the electrode must be tunneled under the skin and connected to the external pulse generator. After the two or three-weeks trial period if the patient satisfied about the result the implantable pulse generator could be placed under the skin and connect to the electrode.
The best advantages such these operations are reversibility, adjustability and testability (all Neuromodulation approaches like Intrathecal Baclofen Pump, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation, Sacral Nerve Stimulation, and Vagal Stimulation and are reversible interventions, therefore they never result with permanent damage).
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