Urodynamic observations following spinal trauma.
A method of the urodynamic investigation of paraplegic and quadriplegie patients is described. Serial measurements of the urethral pressure profile in patients with developing reflex micturition demonstrate a rising pressure at the external urethral sphincter with time following spinal trauma. Patterns of micturition with detrusor-sphincteric imbalance are described in patients with both early and well-established reflex micturition.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia; D011312:Pressure; D011782:Quadriplegia; D011859:Radiography; D012018:Reflex; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000150:complications; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014554:Urination