Open AccessThe role of surgical decompression of Cauda equina in lumbar disc herniation in recovery of bladder function
Author(s) -
D. Radulović,
Goran Tasić,
Miloš Joković,
Igor Nikolić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0408327r
Subject(s) - medicine , cauda equina syndrome , cauda equina , sciatica , hypoesthesia , surgery , decompression , retrospective cohort study , lumbar , lumbar disc herniation , spinal cord , psychiatry
Cauda equina syvndrome from lumbar disc herniation accounts for up to 2-3% of all disc herniations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether recovery of bladder function after surgery depends on preoperative duration of desease.