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Treatment results with short-term electrical stimulation therapy in 310 incontinent patients are reported. Cure or improvement was obtained in 56% of cases. This therapeutic method was well-accepted, especially as a home treatment program.
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Plevnik, S., Janež, J., Vrtačnik, P. et al. Short-term electrical stimulation: home treatment for urinary incontinence. World J Urol 4, 24–26 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00326737
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