Sacral neuromodulation versus conservative treatment for refractory idiopathic slow-transit constipation. The randomized clinical No.2-Trial.

Ann Surg 2024; 279: 746-754.

Sacral neuromodulation improved the number of patients able to defaecate on average at least three times a week (53.5 versus 3.8 per cent in controls, P=0.003), and improved their quality of life (P<0.001),  in this study that included 67 patients followed for six months.

Comment: Promising, minimally invasive treatment.