Rerouting Nerve to Sacral Root/Pudendal Nerve

[Wise Young]

Originally Posted by Satoshi

For a SCI man, can his sexual functions be restored if intercostal nerve is rerouted to pudendal nerve? How far? How do we compare the efficiency of rerouting intercostal nerve to sacral root with that of rerouting to pudendal nerve in restoring bladder, bowel and sexual functions?

Satoshi,

Although restoration of sexual function is theoretically possible, this has not been shown yet (to my knowledge). The bridging is not usually from the intercostal nerve but usually from the lumbar ventral root to the pudendal nerve of the sacral roots feeding the pudendal nerve.

Wise.

[Jawaid]

If any possibility of sexual function recovery with nerve rerouting then may be i can go for that. I guess not anywhere done nerve rerouting for sexual function only.

[alipur]

Originally Posted by Jawaid

If any possibility of sexual function recovery with nerve rerouting then may be i can go for that. I guess not anywhere done nerve rerouting for sexual function only.

this is an old article about isala clinic in holland where they did this operation, I don't know if they are still doing this operation,

http://translate.google.nl/translate....dhtml&act=url

contact

http://www.isala.nl/bezoeker/route/S...s/default.aspx

[Jawaid]

Alipur if there was any success from them it surely had been published i guess. Can u plz try to contact them and get details for me?

[alipur]

Originally Posted by Jawaid

Alipur if there was any success from them it surely had been published i guess. Can u plz try to contact them and get details for me?

it was published here in one of the journals.
i will send them a mail, if i get any reaction i will inform you.
regards