Posterior sacral rhizotomy and intradural anterior sacral root stimulation for treatment of the spastic bladder in spinal cord injured patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 610-614

  Schurch, B ^a   Rodic, B ^a   Jeanmonod, D ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

bladder; neurogenic; sacrum; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC HYPERREFLEXIA; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHIZOTOMY; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031021730     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65217-0     Document Type: Article

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