Urethral Dilation Improves Bladder Compliance in Children with Myelomeningocele and High Leak Point Pressures
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 144 (2 Part 2) , 430-433
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39482-x
Abstract
Among 350 children with myelomeningocele 18 with elevated leak point pressures were managed by urethral dilation and followed for 1 to 5 years. Longitudinal measurements of bladder compliances revealed durable improvement in the pressure-volume relationships after dilation. These data suggest that noncompliant bladders are acquired because of high outlet resistance, and early intervention may improve long-term bladder storage characteristics.Keywords
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