title: [Tethered cord syndrome: an unusual cause of adult bladder dysfunction].
abstract: Tethered cord syndrome is a complication of spinal dysraphism. The tethering of the cord does not permit the normal cranial migration of the conus within the vertebral canal. The result is a neural dysfunction due to a traction neuropathy. Although this condition commonly presents in childhood, less severe degrees of tethering may remain asymptomatic until adult life. The authors report a new case of tethered cord syndrome in a 25-years-old young girl, cause of bladder dysfunction. Clear improvement of urinary repercussions is obtained after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, EPS F.-Bourguiba, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saidi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farhane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touffahi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Syndrome de la moelle attachée: une cause inhabituelle de dysfonctionnement vésical de l'adulte.