Lower urinary tract reconstruction for spina bifida - Does it improve health related quality of life?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 4 II, 2005, Pages 1637-1643

  MacNeily, Andrew E ^a,b   Morrell, J ^a   Secord, S ^a   Cheng, Earl ^c   Cain, Mark P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Meningomyelocele; Quality of life; Surgery; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLADDER NECK RECONSTRUCTION; CECOSTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT RECONSTRUCTION; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MITROFANOFF PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINA BIFIDA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 24944568224     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000177730.12867.00     Document Type: Conference Paper

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