Abstract
Neuropathic bladder usually causes several limitations to patients’ quality of life, including urinary incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections, and upper urinary tract damage. Its management has significantly changed over the last few years. The aim of our paper is to address some salient features of recent literature dealing with reconstructive procedures in pediatric and adolescent patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction.
Highlights
Spinal dysraphism, including myelomeningocele, represents one of the most common permanently disabling birth defects in the United States, with an incidence of 30 cases in 100,000 live births1
“More than 90% of patients with spina bifida have resultant neuropathic bladder dysfunction, which can manifest as urinary incontinence, recurrent urinary tract infections and—in the most severe cases— upper urinary tract damage”[2]
Despite perceived benefits and after a fairly rapid uptake, the estimated number of augmentation cystoplasties performed in children in the United States has decreased by 25% in the 2000s
Summary
Continent , urinary incontinence , urinary bladder , neuropathic , fecal incontinence. F1000 Faculty Reviews are written by members of the prestigious F1000 Faculty. They are commissioned and are peer reviewed before publication to ensure that the final, published version is comprehensive and accessible. The reviewers who approved the final version are listed with their names and affiliations. Any comments on the article can be found at the end of the article
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