Results of the treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in spinal cord injury by sacral posterior root rhizotomy and anterior sacral root stimulation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1378-1381

  Van Kerrebroeck, Philip E V ^a   Koldewijn, Evert L ^a   Rosier, Peter F W M ^a   Wijkstra, Hessel ^a   Debruyne, Frans M J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bladder; electric stimulation; neurogenic; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL ROOT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029927556     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66272-4     Document Type: Article

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