title: Occult spinal dysraphism: a rare but detectable cause of voiding dysfunction.
abstract: Certain signs and symptoms should alert the clinician to a diagnosis of spinal dysraphism, one of the underlying causes of voiding dysfunction in children. The type of bladder and sphincter dysfunction found in eight children wit spinal dysraphism and the modes of therapy employed are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology*