Intramedullary epidermoid cyst presenting with abnormal urological manifestations

Spinal Cord

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 645-648

  Ferrara, P ^a   Costa, S ^a   Rigante, D ^a   Mule, A ^a   D'Aleo, C ^a   Pulitano S ^a   Belli, P ^a   Menchinelli, P ^a   Caldarelli, M ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Intramedullary; Urological symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DETRUSOR DYSSYNERGIA; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CYST; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS;

ADOLESCENT; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0242409108     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101482     Document Type: Article

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