Voiding dysfunction in women with lumbar disc prolapse.
A significant proportion of women with lumbar disc prolapse experience voiding dysfunction. The most common finding is detrusor areflexia, frequently associated with impaired sensation. The pertinent neuropathophysiologic findings, clinical features and methods of evaluation and treatment are reviewed.
Goldman
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
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D003558:Cystoscopy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000294:innervation; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014563:Urodynamics