Outcome in Patients Who Underwent Tethered Cord Release for Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 1729-1732

  Guerra, Luis Antonio ^a   Pike, John ^a   Milks, Julie ^a   Barrowman, Nicholas ^a   Leonard, Michael ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

neurogenic bladder; spinal cord; spinal dysraphism; urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URODYNAMICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33747893092     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.03.116     Document Type: Article

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