Percutaneous sacral rhizotomy for neurogenic detrusor hyperreflexia

J Neurosurg. 1980 Jul;53(1):85-7. doi: 10.3171/jns.1980.53.1.0085.

Abstract

Ten patients with neurogenic detrusor hyperreflexia were treated by percutaneous radiofrequency sacral rhizotomy. All had low-threshold involuntary micturition. The bladder capacity of seven patients was increased to over 290 cc during a follow-up interval of 3 to 18 months. This convenient percutaneous procedure is particularly suited for controlling detrusor hyperreflexia, which has frequent failures of initial treatment and late recurrence of symptoms.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Block
  • Reflex, Abnormal / surgery*
  • Sacrum
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / surgery*
  • Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / surgery