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A System of Management of the Congenital Neuropathic Bladder Based upon Combined Urodynamic and Radiological Assessment
Author(s) -
RICKWOOD A. M. K.,
THOMAS D. G.,
PHILP N. H.,
SPICER R. D.
Publication year - 1982
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.1982.tb13577.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , limiting , weakness , sphincter , urodynamic testing , surgery , urinary incontinence , mechanical engineering , engineering
Summary— A system has been devised for treating patients with congenital neuropathic bladder which is based on the results of combined urodynamic and radiological assessment of bladder function. The objectives were, firstly, to preserve renal function and, secondly, to achieve appliance‐free continence and to secure voiding at will by abdominal straining or by intermittent catheterisation. The results were satisfactory in the first respect but less so in the second, the limiting factors being sphincter weakness in some patients and general physical and intellectual disabilities in others.