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Sacral nerve stimulation is an effective method for the treatment of chronic voiding dysfunction with electrical stimulation. The American FDA approved sacral nerve stimulation in 1997 for the treatment of refractory urinary incontinence and was approved in 1999 for the treatment of urinary urgency, frequent urination, and non obstructive urinary retention. Sacral nerve stimulation modulates sensory transmission and spinal micturition reflex pathways by stimulating afferent somatic nerve fibers. It can significantly improve symptoms, improve quality of life, long-term effect is more stable. According to the literature, sacral nerve stimulation is more effective than 50% in the treatment of overactive bladder. The advantage of sacral nerve stimulation is that the patient can experience test stimulation (using test electrodes and temporary external pulse generators) before being formally implanted and successfully implant permanent stimulators after implantation. By the end of 2014, more