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A New Implanted Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulator for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder Syndrome: 3-Month Results of a Novel Therapy at a Single Center by van Breda, Hendrikje M.K., Martens, Frank M.J., Tromp, Johnny, Heesakkers, John P.F.A.

“…This study was designed to investigate the safety and performance of a new implantable system for tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder symptoms. A…”
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Molecular Processes in Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review of Human and Animal Studies by Post, Wilke M, Widomska, Joanna, Grens, Hilde, Coenen, Marieke J H, Martens, Frank M J, Janssen, Dick A W, IntHout, Joanna, Poelmans, Geert, Oosterwijk, Egbert, Kluivers, Kirsten B

“…Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common and burdensome condition. Because of the large knowledge gap around the molecular processes involved in its…”
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Urodynamic Effects of Prostatic Urethral Lift Procedure for Male Voiding Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms by Muller, Berrend G, Martens, Frank M J, Heesakkers, John P F A, d'Ancona, Frank C H

“…Primary objective is to investigate whether prostatic urethral lift (PUL) results in an improvement of urodynamic parameters that define bladder outlet…”
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Association between levator ani avulsion and urinary incontinence in women: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Smeets, Carlijn F. A., Vergeldt, Tineke F. M., Notten, Kim J. B., Martens, Frank M. J., Kuijk, Sander M. J.

“…Background Urinary incontinence is a bothersome symptom. Although the relationship between stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and vaginal delivery is…”
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Study protocol of a multicentre double-blind RCT, comparing a traditional RCT with an aggregated N-of-1 trial: GAG therapy Efficacy Trial Solution for Bladder pain syndrome/Interstitial cystitis (GETSBI study) by van Ginkel, Charlotte, Baars, Cléo, Heesakkers, John, Martens, Frank, Janssen, Dick

“…IntroductionObtaining level 1 evidence on efficacy of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) therapy is difficult, due to low incidence of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial…”
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Establishing age/sex related serum creatinine reference intervals from hospital laboratory data based on different statistical methods by Pottel, Hans, Vrydags, Nicolas, Mahieu, Boris, Vandewynckele, Emmanuel, Croes, Kathleen, Martens, Frank

“…This is a retrospective study on a large hospital database to establish age- and sex-related mean values and reference ranges for serum creatinine (Scr),…”
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Routine serum creatinine measurements: how well do we perform? by Hoste, Liesbeth, Deiteren, Kathleen, Pottel, Hans, Callewaert, Nico, Martens, Frank

“…The first aim of the study was to investigate the accuracy and intra-laboratory variation of serum creatinine measurements in clinical laboratories in…”
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Surgical access for electrical stimulation of the pudendal and dorsal genital nerves in the overactive bladder: a review by Martens, Frank M J, Heesakkers, John P F A, Rijkhoff, Nico J M

“…The anatomy of the pudendal nerve and its nerve branches, especially the dorsal nerve of the penis and clitoris (dorsal genital nerves), and the clinical…”
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Mild therapeutic hypothermia alters neuron specific enolase as an outcome predictor after resuscitation: 97 prospective hypothermia patients compared to 133 historical non-hypothermia patients by Steffen, Ingo G, Hasper, Dietrich, Ploner, Christoph J, Schefold, Joerg C, Dietz, Ekkehart, Martens, Frank, Nee, Jens, Krueger, Anne, Jörres, Achim, Storm, Christian

“…Neuron specific enolase (NSE) has been proven effective in predicting neurological outcome after cardiac arrest with a current cut off recommendation of 33…”
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On the relationship between glomerular filtration rate and serum creatinine in children by Pottel, Hans, Mottaghy, Felix M., Zaman, Zahur, Martens, Frank

“…The Schwartz formula (eGFR = kL/Scr, with k = 0.55) to determine the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD),…”
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The Burden of Urinary Tract Infections on Quality of Life and Healthcare in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis by Baars, Cléo, van Ginkel, Charlotte, Heesakkers, John, Scholtes, Mathilde, Martens, Frank, Janssen, Dick

“…Background: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) patients are more susceptible to urinary tract infections (UTIs), likely worsening…”
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Clinical utility of neurostimulation devices in the treatment of overactive bladder: current perspectives by Janssen, Dick Aw, Martens, Frank Mj, de Wall, Liesbeth L, van Breda, Hendrikje Mk, Heesakkers, John Pfa

“…This review describes the evidence from established and experimental therapies that use electrical nerve stimulation to treat lower urinary tract dysfunction…”
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Quality of Life and Treatment Modalities in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis: The Patients' Perspective by Ginkel, Charlotte van, Martens, Frank, Scholtes, Mathilde, Heesakkers, John, Janssen, Dick A W

“…Quality of life (QoL)-based outcomes are hardly incorporated into interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) guidelines, because studies are limited…”
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Real-life patient experiences of TTNS in the treatment of overactive bladder syndrome by te Dorsthorst, Manon, van Balken, Michael, Janssen, Dick, Heesakkers, John, Martens, Frank

“…Introduction and objectives: Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is defined as urinary urgency, with or without urgent urinary incontinence; it is often…”
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Pain after midurethral sling; the underestimated role of mesh removal by Mengerink, Bianca B, Aourag, Nassim, Kluivers, Kirsten B, Notten, Kim J B, Heesakkers, John P F A, Martens, Frank M J

“…The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the results of midurethral sling (MUS) removal in women who have pain as their single complication of MUS. We…”
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Subject-Controlled, On-demand, Dorsal Genital Nerve Stimulation to Treat Urgency Urinary Incontinence; a Pilot by van Breda, Hendrikje M K, Farag, Fawzy F, Martens, Frank M J, Heesakkers, John P F A, Rijkhoff, Nico J M

“…To evaluate the effect of subject-controlled, on-demand, dorsal genital nerve (DGN) stimulation on non-neurogenic urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) in a…”
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What is the fate of patients with a neuromodulation implant who embarked on a clinical study? by te Dorsthorst, Manon, Janssen, Dick, Martens, Frank, van Balken, Michael, Heesakkers, John

“…: To evaluate the long term follow up in terms of safety and usability of the Urgent-SQ system (implantable tibial nerve stimulator) in patients without strict…”
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Quality of life in complete spinal cord injury patients with a Brindley bladder stimulator compared to a matched control group by Martens, Frank M.J., den Hollander, Philip P., Snoek, Govert J., Koldewijn, Evert L., van Kerrebroeck, Philip E.V.A., Heesakkers, John P.F.A.

“…Aims: To determine the effects on Quality of Life (QoL) of a Brindley procedure, which combines a sacral dorsal root rhizotomy to treat neurogenic detrusor…”
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comprehensive LC-MS-based quantitative analysis of fentanyl-like drugs in plasma and urine by Cooreman, Sarah, Deprez, Christa, Martens, Frank, Van Bocxlaer, Jan, Croes, Kathleen

“…Fentanyl, norfentanyl, alfentanil, sufentanil, remifentanil and 3-methylfentanyl are potent, short-acting, synthetic narcotic analgesics that are not revealed…”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: A Novel, Noninvasive, Diagnostic Method for Detrusor Overactivity in Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms—A Preliminary and Experimental Study by Farag, Fawzy F, Martens, Frank M, D'Hauwers, Kathleen W, Feitz, Wout F, Heesakkers, John P

“…Abstract Background Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an optical technology. It detects the hemodynamic changes in tissues via noninvasive measurement of…”
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