Transurethral sphincteroresection in traumatic tetraplegia.
Transurethral sphincteroresection is a method to resect the external sphincteric area more aggressively than the ordinary transurethral sphincterotomy which is routinely adopted. 9 cases of traumatic cervical spinal injury (including 1 case with Th6 injury), 6 of which had still stayed under catheterized condition and 3 had not been achieved thoroughly to the catheter-free condition, were treated by this newly attempted method. As a result, they have obtained a more encouraging condition for their urination.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014563:Urodynamics; D014567:Urography