Abstract
Neuropathic bladder caused by spinal cord injury (SCI) has been a challenge for researchers and clinicians for a long time. Most treatments focus on improving micturition, because there is no effective treatment for the spinal cord injury. The most common treatments for improving micturition are magnetic stimulation [1, 2], reconstruction of the detrusor with neuromuscular flaps [3, 4], and selective excision of the sacral nerve root [5]. However, satisfactory outcomes have been reported only for a few of these methods. Currently, the sacral root electrostimulation technique developed by Brindley is the only known effective clinical treatment, but the results with this treatment are inconsistent. Recently, surgical reconstruction of bladder innervation has been undertaken in paraplegic patients to upgrade their quality of life and to lower the mortality rate.
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Lin, H., Zhong, H., Hou, C. (2014). Reconstruction of Bladder Innervation Below the Level of Spinal Cord Injury for Inducing Urination by Achilles Tendon-to-Bladder Reflex Contractions. In: Hou, C. (eds) Functional Bladder Reconstruction Following Spinal Cord Injury via Neural Approaches. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7766-8_7
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