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Xiao Procedure for Neurogenic Bladder in Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida

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Abstract

The Xiao procedure, which reroutes nerves surgically to establish a somatic–autonomic reflex arc for restoring voluntary bladder and bowel control in patients with spinal cord injury or spina bifida, is reviewed in this article on its history, current status, and how to optimize its efficiency.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported partially by grants from the National Key Basic Research Program of China (2003CB515300), the Ministry of Public Health of China (major clinical trial grant), Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC 39925033), and National Institutes of Health (R01 DK44877 and R01 DK53063).

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Xiao, CG. Xiao Procedure for Neurogenic Bladder in Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida. Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep 7, 83–87 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-012-0130-2

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Keywords

  • Neurogenic bladder
  • Spinal cord injury
  • SCI
  • Spina bifida
  • Xiao procedure
  • Urodynamics
  • Bowel control