First UK Teen Receives Bladder Pacemaker for Rare Condition

Jenny Allan, 17, gains new independence from life-changing bladder neuromodulation procedure at Evelina London Children's Hospital.

Jenny Allan, from Thanet, Kent, had to self-catheterise six times a day due to a rare urinary condition.
The procedure involves implanting an electronic stimulator in the lower back to regulate nerve messages to the bladder.
Bladder neuromodulation has been available to adults for over 20 years but is now offered to children and teenagers.
The new treatment allows Jenny to pursue her dream of becoming an ecologist without the burden of frequent catheterisation.
Evelina London Children's Hospital has launched the UK's first paediatric bladder neuromodulation service.