{"title":"Immediate effect of electropuncture on urodynamic parameters in post-prostatectomy incontinence: a case report.","authors":"Huimin Zheng, Junhao Cai, Chuangyu Qu, Ping Yin, Wenguang Hou, Shuren Ming, Jianhe Liu, Qi Jin, Yuelai Chen","doi":"10.1177/09645284221107695","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) is a common complication of radical prostatectomy, of which stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the main type.1 It occurs in about 80% of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy, and most patients are able to recover urinary control within 1 year after surgery; however, about 16% of patients have long-term urinary incontinence.2 PPI can seriously affect quality of life. PPI is mainly due to the inevitable damage to urethral sphincter and pelvic floor structure that occurs during the surgical removal of the prostate gland and pelvic lymph nodes. Long-term urinary incontinence without effective bladder filling will lead to a decrease in maximum bladder capacity (MBC) and detrusor underactivity (DUA).3 Electroacupuncture (EA) can improve the degree of urine leakage in PPI.4 Here, we present a case report detailing the immediate effect of abdominal EA on urodynamic parameters in PPI.","PeriodicalId":7257,"journal":{"name":"Acupuncture in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acupuncture in Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/09645284221107695","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2022/7/18 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) is a common complication of radical prostatectomy, of which stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is the main type.1 It occurs in about 80% of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy, and most patients are able to recover urinary control within 1 year after surgery; however, about 16% of patients have long-term urinary incontinence.2 PPI can seriously affect quality of life. PPI is mainly due to the inevitable damage to urethral sphincter and pelvic floor structure that occurs during the surgical removal of the prostate gland and pelvic lymph nodes. Long-term urinary incontinence without effective bladder filling will lead to a decrease in maximum bladder capacity (MBC) and detrusor underactivity (DUA).3 Electroacupuncture (EA) can improve the degree of urine leakage in PPI.4 Here, we present a case report detailing the immediate effect of abdominal EA on urodynamic parameters in PPI.
期刊介绍:
Acupuncture in Medicine aims to promote the scientific understanding of acupuncture and related treatments by publishing scientific investigations of their effectiveness and modes of action as well as articles on their use in health services and clinical practice. Acupuncture in Medicine uses the Western understanding of neurophysiology and anatomy to interpret the effects of acupuncture.