The effects of detethering on the urodynamics profile in children with a tethered cord

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages 391-395

  Hsieh, Michael H ^b   Perry, Victor ^a   Gupta, Nalin ^b   Pearson, Caroline ^b   Nguyen, Hiep T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bladder function; Pediatric neurosurgery; Tethered spinal cord; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DETETHERING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33845613234     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.5.391     Document Type: Article

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