Improvements in Self-Reported Depression Following Treatment of Fecal Incontinence with Sacral Neuromodulation.

Objective: To evaluate changes in self-reported depression after treatment of fecal incontinence (FI) with sacral neuromodulation.

Materials And Methods: This is a subanalysis of data collected from March 2016 to October 2017 for an Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective cohort study. Demographic information, medical history, psychiatric comorbidities, and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System item bank t-scores were extracted from the electronic medical record.

Evaluation of Sacral Nerve Stimulation Device Revision and Explantation in a Single Center, Multidisciplinary Study.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with revision or removal of a sacral nerve stimulation device for treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction or fecal incontinence.

Materials And Methods: This is a single-center multidisciplinary retrospective cohort study conducted at a university hospital from January 2013 through October 2017. Subjects who underwent successful sacral neuromodulation were identified via procedural codes.