The Timing of Primary Neurosurgical Repair Significantly Affects Neurogenic Bladder Prognosis in Children With Myelomeningocele

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1161-1165

  Tarcan, Tufan ^a   Önol, Fikret Fatih ^a   Ilker, Yalçin ^a   Alpay, Harika ^a   Şimşěk, Ferruh ^a   Özek, Memet ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

bladder; meningomyelocele; neurogenic; neurosurgical procedures; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTOMETRY; DELIVERY; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 33746570278     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.042     Document Type: Article

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