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An Assessment of Surgical Treatment of Vesical Outlet Obstruction in Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of 471 Cases
Author(s) -
O'FLYNN J. DERMOT
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1976.tb06715.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , lesion , resection , incidence (geometry) , bladder outlet obstruction , anesthesia , prostate , physics , cancer , psychiatry , optics
Summary An assessment of 139 cases of outlet obstruction following spinal cord injury, in a consecutive series of 471 patients, is presented. The figures in relation to the level and extent of the spinal lesion and the type of operation (transurethral resection and external sphincterotomy), are reviewed. The incidence of repeat operation is recorded and assessed. It is concluded that transurethral resection and external sphincterotomy, either alone or combined, will relieve outlet obstruction in most cases of neuropathic bladder following spinal cord injury.