title: Role of outflow surgery in the rehabilitation of male paraplegic patients.
abstract: The role of bladder neck resection and division of the external sphincter in the establishing of micturition in patients with traumatic paraplegia is evaluated, based on a series of male admissions seen at Liverpool and at Stoke Mandeville. Operation was performed in about 30% of patients. It was extremely successful in eliminating the residual urine and infection and in establishing a satisfactory pattern of micturition. Impotence developed in only about 30% of cases.
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*