Intermittent non-sterile catheterization of children suffering from spina bifida: an alternative to urinary diversion.
Ten children suffering from spina bifida with recurrent urinary tract infections and incontinence have been treated by intermittent non-sterile catheterization both at home and at school. Six have shown improvement in both infection rate and incontinence. Two have undergone urinary diversion, and two have had an equivocal result.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014547:Urinary Diversion; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000517:prevention & control