Percutaneous Radiofrequency Sacral Rhizotomy in the Treatment of the Hyperreflexic Bladder
- 1 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 120 (5) , 557-558
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)57273-0
Abstract
Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy was performed on 7 patients with a hyperreflexic bladder to augment bladder capacity and to make intermittent clean catheterization more feasible or stop precipitous micturition. Urodynamic evaluations were done before and after rhizotomy. A successful result was achieved in 6 patients. Patient selection and methodology are discussed and some of the previously reported series of rhizotomies are compared to the present study.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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