Is spina bifida occulta associated with lower urinary tract dysfunction in children?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 II, 2004, Pages 2664-2666

  Samuel, M ^a,b   Boddy, S A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enuresis; Spina bifida occulta; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROPATHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA MALFORMATION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 2442575198     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000110633.88479.3f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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