title: Vesicostomy in adult meningomyelocele patients. Reappraisal of an old technique.
abstract: Intermittent catheterization is the standard treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction. In adult meningomyelocele patients, self-catheterization is not always possible or is not accepted. In these patients, urinary diversion is frequently hampered by anatomical abnormalities, preventing the use of bowel. Vesicostomy as a safe procedure in selected adult patients was employed at our department.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pannek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003559:Cystostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014563:Urodynamics