Long-term functional outcomes of augmentation cystoplasty in adult spina bifida patients: A single-center experience in a multidisciplinary team.
Marie-Aimée Perrouin-VerbePriscilla LéonPierre DenysPierre Mongiat-ArtusEmmanuel Chartier-KastlerVéronique PhéPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2018)
In adult spina bifida population, AC is a high-risk procedure with an overall complication rate of 57% and a reoperation rate of 14%. However, AC is beneficial to the overall health of the patients since it provides a satisfying continence rate, an improvement of quality of life, and long-term protection of the upper urinary tract.