Sacral nerve stimulation and rectal function: results of a prospective study in faecal incontinence.

Unlabelled: The mechanisms of action of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) to treat faecal incontinence remain poorly understood.

The Aims Of Our Study Were: (i) to measure the effect of SNS on rectal function and (ii) to evaluate rectal function as a predictive factor of clinical response to SNS. Rectal function was studied before and 3 months after permanent SNS in 18 patients (17 women, mean age 58.

[Brucella spondylodiscitis: case report].

Vertebral localization of Brucellosis has a low occurrence nowadays. Because of its rarity, it is essential to pay attention to structural modifications of the vertebral segment caused by bacterial spondylodiscitis. Based on a clinical case, with radiological, anatomicopathological and labatorial aspects related to the diagnostic and also the treatment of this disease, the authors underscore the importance and serious consequences arising from a late diagnostic definition.