The Urologic Status of the Vietnam War Paraplegic: A 15-Year Prospective Followup

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Abstract
In a 15-yr prospective follow-up of the Vietnam War spinal cord injury patient the corrected death rate was 20%. This rate is not significantly better than the World War II and Korean War veterans 15 yr after injury. The percentage of renal deaths 15 yr after injury in the Vietname War group is .apprx. half that of the other 2 groups, which possibly could be owing to better and more successful efforts to maintain a status free of a catheter. These patients were managed during the era of external sphincterotomy, an important therapeutic advancement in the treatment of detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia.