title: Management of the urinary tract by suprapubic cystostomy kept under a closed and aseptic state in the acute stage of the patient with a spinal cord lesion.
abstract: The urological followup results of 165 cases of spinal cord injury, managed initially by suprapubic cystostomy under a closed and aseptic state, are reported. The therapeutic effects of this method are compared to those of other methods of urinary tract control for the spinal cord injury patient.
mesh_terms: D001207:Asepsis; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014554:Urination; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology