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SUBMITTER: Heemskerk SCM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859034 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heemskerk S C M SCM Rotteveel A H AH Benninga M A MA Baeten C I M CIM Masclee A A M AAM Melenhorst J J van Kuijk S M J SMJ Dirksen C D CD Breukink S O SO
International journal of colorectal disease 20180222 4
<h4>Purpose</h4>The evidence regarding the (cost-)effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) in patients with therapy-resistant idiopathic slow-transit constipation is of suboptimal quality. The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports has granted conditional reimbursement for SNM treatment. The objective is to assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and budget impact of SNM compared to personalized conservative treatment (PCT) in patients with idiopathic slow-transit constipation r ...[more]