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| Foreword |
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| Introduction |
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Part I The normal urinary tract |
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Embryology of the lower urinary tract |
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3 | (8) |
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Simplified anatomy of the vesico-urethral functional unit |
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11 | (6) |
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Physiology of the smooth muscles of the bladder and urethra |
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17 | (20) |
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Physiology of the striated muscles |
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37 | (20) |
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Pharmacology of the lower urinary tract |
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57 | (16) |
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Integrated physiology of the lower urinary tract |
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73 | (16) |
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Part II Functional pathology of the lower urinary tract |
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89 | (104) |
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Epidemiology of the neurogenic bladder |
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91 | (14) |
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Ultrastructural pathology of neurogenic bladder |
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105 | (26) |
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Pathophysiology of the overactive bladder |
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131 | (12) |
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Pathophysiology of the areflexic bladder |
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143 | (14) |
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Pathophysiology of the low compliant bladder |
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157 | (6) |
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Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler |
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Pathophysiology of the detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia |
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163 | (6) |
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Pathophysiology of autonomic dysreflexia |
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169 | (8) |
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Pathophysiology of spinal cord injury |
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177 | (16) |
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Part III Neurological pathologies responsible for the development of the neurogenic bladder |
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193 | (166) |
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Developmental abnormalities |
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Spina bifida in infancy and childhood |
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195 | (14) |
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209 | (6) |
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Syringomyelia and lower urinary tract dysfunction |
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215 | (6) |
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Systemic illnesses: (diabetes mellitus, sarcoidosis, alcoholism and porphyrias) |
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221 | (8) |
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Other peripheral neuropathies (lumbosacral zoster, genitourinary herpes, tabes dorsalis, Guillain--Barre syndrome) |
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229 | (6) |
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Peripheral neuropathies of the lower urinary tract, following pelvic surgery and radiation therapy |
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235 | (10) |
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Hereditary and degenerative diseases |
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Dementia and lower urinary tract dysfunction |
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245 | (14) |
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Pathologies of the basal ganglia (Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease) |
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259 | (6) |
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Urinary dysfunction in multiple system atrophy |
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265 | (10) |
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Demyelinating neuropathies |
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275 | (18) |
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Other diseases (transverse myelitis, tropical spastic paraparesia, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, Lyme disease) |
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293 | (12) |
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Vascular pathologies and tumors of the brain |
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Cerebrovascular accidents, intracranial tumors, and urologic consequences |
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305 | (10) |
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Disc prolapse and tumors of the spinal cord |
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Intervertebral disc prolapse |
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315 | (10) |
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325 | (4) |
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Traumatic injuries of the central nervous system |
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Spinal cord injury and cerebral trauma |
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329 | (16) |
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Other neurological pathologies responsible for neurogenic bladder dysfunction |
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Cerebral palsy, cerebellar ataxia, AIDS, phacomatosis, neuromuscular disorders, and epilepsy |
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345 | (14) |
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Part IV Evaluation of neurogenic bladder dysfunction |
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359 | (108) |
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Clinical evaluation: history and physical examination |
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361 | (4) |
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Quality of life assessment in neurogenic bladder |
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365 | (8) |
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373 | (14) |
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387 | (6) |
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Endoscopic evaluation of neurogenic bladder |
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393 | (8) |
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Imaging techniques in the evaluation of neurogenic bladder dysfunction |
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401 | (8) |
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Normal urodynamic parameters in children |
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409 | (6) |
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Evaluation of neurogenic bladder dysfunction: basic urodynamics |
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415 | (10) |
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Urodynamics in infants and children |
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425 | (16) |
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Electrophysiological evaluation: basic principles and clinical applications |
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441 | (22) |
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Practical guide to diagnosis and follow-up of patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction |
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463 | (4) |
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467 | (14) |
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Classification of lower urinary tract dysfunction |
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469 | (12) |
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481 | (162) |
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483 | (12) |
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Systemic and intrathecal pharmacological treatment |
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495 | (12) |
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Intravesical pharmacological treatment |
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507 | (12) |
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Transdermal oxybutynin administration |
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519 | (6) |
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Management of autonomic dysreflexia |
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525 | (4) |
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Peripheral electrical stimulation |
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529 | (6) |
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Emptying the neurogenic bladder by electrical stimulation |
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535 | (12) |
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547 | (4) |
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Philip EV Van Kerrebroeck |
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Intravesical electrical stimulation of the bladder |
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551 | (6) |
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Surgery to improve reservoir function |
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557 | (8) |
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Surgery to improve bladder outlet function |
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565 | (34) |
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599 | (18) |
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Tissue engineering applications for patients with neurogenic bladder |
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617 | (8) |
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Restoration of complete bladder function by neurostimulation |
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625 | (12) |
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Neuroprotection and repair after spinal cord injury |
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637 | (6) |
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Part VII Synthesis of treatment |
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643 | (30) |
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Treatment alternatives for different types of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in adults |
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645 | (10) |
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Treatment alternatives for different types of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in children |
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655 | (12) |
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The vesicourethral balance |
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667 | (6) |
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673 | (20) |
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Complications related to neurogenic bladder dysfunction--I: infection, lithiasis and neoplasia |
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675 | (8) |
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Complications related to neurogenic bladder dysfunction--II: reflux and renal insufficiency |
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683 | (10) |
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693 | (10) |
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Evolution and follow-up lower urinary tract dysfunction in spinal cord injury patients |
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695 | (8) |
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| Appendices |
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703 | (60) |
| Index |
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