Kaniye Aydin, İpek Türk
The Diagnostic profile and clinical course of patients with rheumatic diseases in the medical intensive care unit
Turkish journal of medical sciences
controversy exists regarding role preoperative urodynamic study asymptomatic closed spinal dysraphism failed reveal benefit surgical decision expectation urological outcomes explore relationship preoperative videourodynamic study postoperative urological outcomes toilet training completed focusing capability spontaneous voiding retrospectively reviewed data 181 patients underwent preventive spinal cord untethering followed least till completion toilet training untethering patients underwent preoperative videourodynamic study postoperative voiding function evaluated 3 phases 1 till postoperative 6 months 2 till completion toilet training 3 2 years toilet training changing distribution emptying pattern period described also relevance preoperative urodynamic parameters spontaneous voiding urinary continence toilet training assessed spinal lipoma low lying conus found 145 80 128 patients 707 respectively spontaneous voiding found 125 691 164 906 162 patients 895 postoperative 6 months till toilet training 2 years toilet training respectively videourodynamics helped clarify presence vesicourethral synergy correlated spontaneous voiding postoperative 6 months better urinary continence 2 years toilet training eventual spontaneous voiding achieved till toilet training 90 patients following preventive untethering showing preoperative vesicourethral synergy associated faster achievement spontaneous voiding better urinary continence enter elementary school