Neurogenic bladder resulting from spinal cord injury and spina bifida has a profound impact on voiding function. This article reviews the current literature with regards to electrical stimulation for neurogenic…
Urinary symptoms related to multiple sclerosis (MS) present a complex challenge for the treating physician. However, several treatment options are available for the symptomatic patient once the physician understands basic…
This article reviews neurogenic bladder related to traumatic injury as well as vascular lesion of brain/spinal cord. Because urological manifestations of traumatic or vascular brain/spinal cord injury are highly diversified…
This article reviews the neurologic conditions associated with a high prevalence of bladder dysfunction and about which significant advances in understanding have occurred in recent years. The importance of the…
Patients with spina bifida require longitudinal urological care as they transition from childhood to adolescence and then to adulthood. Issues important to urological health, such as protection of the upper…
This article is a review of the current and past literature on medical management of the neurogenic bladder, with a particular focus on spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. The use…
Many patients with neurogenic bladders require careful monitoring in order to decrease the risk of infectious and renal complications. Urodynamic testing, with particular attention paid to detrusor pressures, is helpful…
Maintenance of normal lower urinary tract function is a complex process that requires coordination between the central nervous system and the autonomic and somatic components of the peripheral nervous system….
A basic understanding of female urethral anatomy is necessary to approach urethral reconstruction from an anatomic standpoint. This article reviews the techniques of female urethral reconstruction based on these anatomic…
Since its introduction in 1973, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has become widely accepted therapy, particularly for male incontinence. In this article, the authors review their experience with more than…
