Spinal cord stimulation versus detrusor stimulation. A comparative study in six "acute" dogs

Spinal cord stimulation and direct bladder stimulation were evaluated in an "acute" comparative study of six dogs. Both means were effective in inducing strong detrusor contraction and rise in intravesical pressure. Spinal cord stimulation, however, induced greater rise in outflow resistance than did direct bladder stimulation. Effective net intravesical pressure was higher with direct stimulation and thus more successful in achieving bladder emptying.