Pancolonic motor response to subsensory and suprasensory sacral nerve stimulation in patients with slow-transit constipation ( Br J Surg 2012; 99: 1002-1010).

The article discusses a study which evaluated the colonic motor response to subsensory and suprasensory sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) in patients with slow-transit constipation. Patients with confirmed slow-transit constipation who participated in the study were implanted with a temporary electrode transcutaneously in the S3 sacral nerve foramen. It found no motor response to subsensory stimulation compared with sham stimulation.