Impact of urodynamic studies on the surgical management of spinal cord tethering

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-559

  Vernet, Olivier ^a,b   Farmer, Jean Pierre ^a   Houle, Anne Marie ^a   Montes, José L ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

incontinence; spina bifida; tethered spinal cord; urodynamic studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URINE INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029835046     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0555     Document Type: Article

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