Pediatric neurogenic bladder

A neurogenic bladder is a bladder, urethral urine storage, or (and) voiding dysfunction caused by partial or complete damage to the central or peripheral nerves. It can also be called a lower urinary tract dysfunction. The main causes are spinal dysplasia, including spinal meningocele, spinal cord tethering, longitudinal spina bifida, and lumbosacral dysplasia. Other causes include trauma, tumors, transcervical tail or pelvic surgery, nervous system inflammation, and VATER syndrome. Clinically, it may often only focus on the treatment of neurological diseases or primary diseases and ignore the effects of neurogenic bladder, especially during the bladder filling period, the pressure is increased for a long time, causing bladder ureteral reflux can endanger the renal function of children And even cause kidney failure.

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