The outcome of urological findings in operated tethered cord patients
International Urology and Nephrology, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.167-171, 1997 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 1997
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02551337
- Dergi Adı: International Urology and Nephrology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.167-171
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We studied the urological aspects of the tethered cord syndrome before and after untethering. Presenting urological symptoms include incontinence in 10 (38%) voiding difficulty in 8 (30%), stool soilage in 7 (27%), pollakiuria in 8 (30%) and urgency and symptomatic urinary tract infection in 9 patients (34%). All patients had presacral skin lesion. In all cases cystometric study was done preoperatively and postoperatively. In this study, we noted that the overall clinical symptomatology and urodynamic parameters improved in 67.0% and 49.0%, respectively. Although no patient became normal after surgery, we found better improvement m patients treated promptly by neurosurgical intervention.