The bladder is also “hyperactive” and it takes 5 minutes to go to the toilet! Press on the “switch” pacemaker “Thank you Professor Wei and his team, let me finally resume a normal life! Yesterday, in the urology ward of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Ms. Ke from Fujian gave thanks to every doctor she knew. It turns out that Ms. Ke was unable to live due to severe urinary frequency and urgency and perineal pain and discomfort, and after the installation of bladder pacemaker the patient finally resumed a normal life with a smiling face. 7 years ago, Ms. Ke got a strange disease, sudden onset, urinary frequency, about 15 times a day, urinary urgency and pain and discomfort in the small abdomen before and after urination, and had been treated in local hospitals, after massage, acupuncture, drugs and other treatments, more than 100,000 yuan invested, the disease still can not stop the progress. When the patient went to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, the patient could not take care of herself, she had the urge to urinate at all times, once every 5 minutes on average, hundreds of times a day, less than 10 minutes of distension and pain in the lower abdomen and urethra and even once committed suicide …… she had to give up her job, always feeling that the invisible shackles tied herself to the toilet at home, according to Family members revealed that the patient was once depressed and attempted suicide, her family took her to several hospitals in China for treatment, and her symptoms did not change significantly. When she came to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, she was completely unable to take care of herself. Director Wei told her it was her bladder that was suffering from “hyperactivity”. What is “hyperactive bladder” It is a syndrome characterized by symptoms of urinary urgency, often accompanied by urinary frequency and nocturia symptoms, with or without urge incontinence. The prevalence of overactive bladder in people over 40 years of age in China is 11.3%. The prevalence of overactive bladder in China is 11.3% in people over 40 years of age. Some patients repeatedly treated ineffective, psychologically depressed, and even give up treatment and normal life. According to the latest research, the bladder is like the heart of the human body can beat on its own, due to various reasons caused by the abnormal beating of the bladder, resulting in increased urination, urinary urgency and even urinary incontinence, hydronephrosis and other conditions, just like the human heart rhythm arrhythmia. The principle of the technology – for the “hyperactive bladder” on the “switch” Ms. Ke in October 2012, in the Department of Urology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University received “sacral nerve stimulation and control therapy In October 2012, Ms. Ke received “Sacral Nerve Stimulation and Modulation Therapy” treatment in the Department of Urology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, and a “switch” – bladder pacemaker – was pressed for her “hyperactive bladder”, and the effect improved significantly after the operation, and all symptoms disappeared completely. He is now living a normal life. The bladder pacemaker is a common name for sacral nerve modulation. It is very well established abroad, with over 100,000 patients currently using a bladder pacemaker. Bladder pacemaker is the common name for sacral neuromodulation. It is very well established abroad, with over 100,000 patients currently using bladder pacemakers. The urinary pacemaker implantation in the Department of Urology of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University is a minimally invasive method of implanting a very thin electrode into the patient’s sacrococcygeal urinary center under the guidance of stereoscopic x-ray technology, which is connected to a matchbox-sized “mainframe” buried under the patient’s buttocks. The stimulation parameters of the electrode in the brain are regulated by an external remote control device to stimulate the patient’s urinary nerve circuit, and the intensity of the stimulation microelectric pulse parameters can be adjusted by external program control according to the severity of the patient to regulate the neural reflexes of the bladder smooth muscle, urethral sphincter and pelvic floor related to urination, so that the abnormal neural reflexes can be rebalanced to achieve the best therapeutic effect. It enables patients to effectively improve the symptoms of urinary system disorders such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, waiting for urination, urinary retention and urinary incontinence, and restores patients’ ability to move freely and care for themselves. Moreover, the implanted parts will not affect the patient’s normal life. Now Ms. Ke can control when her bladder urinates by simply picking up the small “switch” in her hand. Past Achievements Professor Wei Zhongqing, Director of the Department of Urology at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, has used the sacral nerve stimulation and control implantation technique for the first time in China since 2002 for the treatment of overactive bladder and difficult urination. Indications for urinary pacemaker】 Sacral nerve stimulation and modulation therapy is suitable for patients with abnormal urination caused by dysfunction of bladder, urethral sphincter and pelvic floor muscle reflexes and who are not effective in general non-invasive treatment. The main indications are patients with various diseases causing urge incontinence, urinary frequency and urgency syndrome, non-obstructive chronic urinary retention, overactive bladder syndrome, pelvic floor spasm and pain. oab (overactive bladder syndrome) usually refers to frequent and urgent urinary manifestations, with or without urinary incontinence, frequent daytime urination and nocturnal urination. In patients with chronic urinary retention sacral neuromodulation is indicated in the absence of urethral obstruction. Since the mid to late 1990s, bladder pacemaker surgery has enabled tens of thousands of patients with overactive bladder to start a new life worldwide. It is strongly believed that in the near future it will be as common as pacemakers, and its minimally invasive, reversible and adjustable advantages will bring the latest treatment option to the majority of patients in China.