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How do you proceed if you cannot get a bellows reflex during stage 1 sacral neuromodulation procedure?

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Urology · Cedars-Sinai
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It depends on whether you can get great toe plantar flexion, or if the patient is awake, and if you get good sensation. If there is good "toe" and/or sensation, then it's reasonable to test that side; however, if you don't get either and based on fluoroscopy you are sure you are in S3 and depth good...

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