Early Start to Therapy Preserves Kidney Function in Spina Bifida Patients

European Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 908-913

  Dik, Pieter ^a   Klijn, Aart J ^a   van Gool, Jan D ^a   de Jong de Vos van Steenwijk, Catherine C E ^a   de Jong, Tom P V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bladder pressure; Intermittent catheterisation; Renal function; Spina bifida; Urinary continence; Urodynamic study

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CYSTOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCAR; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; URODYNAMICS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CREATININE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33645784877     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2005.12.056     Document Type: Article

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