Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of the posterior tibial nerve could offer a safe, noninvasive and cost-effective treatment for idiopathic fecal incontinence, according to the ...

PAES can be further classified by anatomical type (I–VI, table 1). It may exist alone or in combination with popliteal vein and/or tibial nerve compression as part of popliteal entrapment syndrome.

In a retrospective cohort study, researchers from Emory University, Atlanta, GA, examined peripheral nerve excitability in 108 consecutive patients who had been evaluated with posterior tibial RNS.