Urinary incontinence. Treatment with electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor

Abstract

Electrical pelvic floor stimulation may be administered either externally by the transrectal tampon or internally with the implantable pelvic floor stimulator. This treatment modality requires intact pelvic floor innervation and therefore is unsuccessful in patients with pelvic floor denervation. Pelvic floor stimulation has been successful in patients with stress and with congenital, iatrogenic, and postoperative urinary incontinence.