title: Bladder compliance in meningomyelocele children.
abstract: The 2 components of detrusor compliance were analyzed in 32 children with myelomeningocele and compared to compliance in 15 age-matched controls with nonneuropathic enuresis. In myelomeningocele initial compliance was variable, whereas terminal compliance was relatively constant. Low terminal compliance corresponded with vesicoureteral reflux, deterioration of upper tract morphology and diminished renal function.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ghoniem
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011312:Pressure; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics