Browse the latest research summaries in the field of urology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2021 • July 1, 2021
This study investigated the time burden of different bladder management strategies in individuals with SCI. The primary goal was to determine the self-reported time burden of different bladder managem...
KEY FINDING: CIC takes significantly longer time to perform on a daily basis than indwelling catheter usage, about three times higher per day.
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021 • September 1, 2021
This systematic review aimed to determine if latissimus dorsi detrusor myoplasty (LDDM) is superior to clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) for treating bladder acontractility. The review analyzed...
KEY FINDING: The review included four case series, all from the same group in Europe, involving a total of 58 patients.
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 • June 1, 2022
The study evaluated the influence of nocturnal bladder emptying, bladder emptying method, and nocturnal incontinence on the Quality of Life (QoL) of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results...
KEY FINDING: General Quality of Life was better for paraplegic patients compared to tetraplegic patients.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • March 1, 2023
This study compares the accuracy of GFR estimation by 24-hour urinary creatinine clearance with GFR estimation by several formulas in patients with SCI. The 6-variable MDRD equation and the CKD-EPI de...
KEY FINDING: GFRs calculated by the Cockcroft–Gault equation and 4-variable MDRD were significantly different from the 24-hour urinary creatinine clearance.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • March 1, 2023
The study investigated factors influencing surgical decision-making for neurogenic bladder and bowel (NBB) dysfunction in veterans and civilians with spinal cord injury (SCI). Semi-structured intervie...
KEY FINDING: Surgery decisions were influenced by the perceived risk of more serious complications, the benefits of having a more effective or easier method of management, need for independence, physical and financial access to hospitals and experienced doctors, concerns about body image and sexuality, embarrassment due to accidents, and past experiences with surgeries.
World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2021 • October 16, 2021
This case report describes a patient with complete SCI who experienced disruption of SDBE after an episode of bladder overdistension leading to AD. The patient, who had successfully used SDBE for 23 y...
KEY FINDING: Bladder overdistension in a patient with complete SCI disrupted a long-standing SDBE routine.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • November 16, 2021
This case report highlights the rare occurrence of renal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC) in a patient with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) and a history of recurrent kidney stones. The patient's cas...
KEY FINDING: A 64-year-old male with a spinal cord injury since 1981 and a history of recurrent left-sided kidney stones developed a locally advanced renal squamous cell carcinoma (RSCC).
Diagnostics, 2022 • January 13, 2022
This study aimed to identify clinical parameters indicative of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, independent of the presence of lower urinary trac...
KEY FINDING: Post-void residual, urinary tract infection rate, voided volume, and increased standardized voiding frequency significantly correlated with urodynamic findings indicative of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.
Scientific Reports, 2022 • February 9, 2022
The study demonstrates that spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES) applied to the thoracolumbar (T13-L2) region in rats has similar effects to scES of the lumbosacral region (L5-S1) concerning bladde...
KEY FINDING: T13-L2 scES increased inter-contraction interval (ICI) in non-injured female rats but caused short-latency void in chronic T9 transected rats, and reduced rectal activity in all groups.
Bull Emerg Trauma, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This review evaluates the efficiency of various electrical stimulation methods for managing bowel and bladder functions in SCI subjects, based on available literature from 1960 to 2020. The results in...
KEY FINDING: Functional-magnetic-stimulation (FMS) can stimulate the colon and reduce colon transit time (CTT), potentially treating neurological bowel dysfunction in SCI patients.