[Diagnostic image (125). A man with Bechterew's disease and dysfunctional defecation, micturition and erection. Cauda equina syndrome].
A 62-year-old man suffering from long-standing ankylosing spondylitis had a 5-year history of progressive difficulty of defecation, micturition and erection, due to complication by a cauda equina syndrome.
Wessels
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Afd. Neurologie, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht. pwes@sneu.azm.nl
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D002420:Cauda Equina; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology