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Neuro-Urological Management of the Neuropathic Bladder in Children with Myelodysplasia

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The Spina Bifida

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Myelodysplasia, which refers to developmental anomalies of the spinal cord caused by closure defects of the neural tube, is the leading cause of neurogenic bladder dysfunction (NBD) in children. Myelo — menin gocele (MMC), the most common form of open spinal dysraphism, constitutes at least 90% of neural tube defects compatible with life leading to NBD. Classification and terminology of neural tube defects is beyond the scope of this chapter and is discussed elsewhere in this book.

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  1. Department of Urology, Marmara University Medical Center, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tufan Tarcan

  2. Department of Urology Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Stuart Bauer

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Tarcan, T., Bauer, S. (2008). Neuro-Urological Management of the Neuropathic Bladder in Children with Myelodysplasia. In: The Spina Bifida. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0651-5_30

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