Untethering of the spinal cord in children with myelomeningocele: Effect on bladder function: Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 472-473

  Joseph, David B ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CYSTOMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 34548506022     PISSN: 17434270     EISSN: 17434289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpuro0876     Document Type: Short Survey

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