The Journal of Urology
Volume 184, Issue 2 , Pages 702-708 , August 2010

Outcomes of Lumbar to Sacral Nerve Rerouting for Spina Bifida

  • Kenneth M. Peters

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Benjamin Girdler

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Cindy Turzewski

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Gary Trock

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Neurology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Kevin Feber

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • William Nantau

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Brian Bush

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Jose Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Evan Kass

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Juan de Benito

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
    • ,
  • Ananias Diokno

      Affiliations

    • Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE), Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan

Received 25 November 2009

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 Additional clinical information can be found at https://www.beaumonthospitals.com/urology-clinical-trials.

 Study received institutional human investigation committee approval.

 Funded by Ministrelli Program for Urology Research and Education (MPURE)- Philanthropy.

 See Editorial on page 417.

PII: S0022-5347(10)03053-3

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.03.058

The Journal of Urology
Volume 184, Issue 2 , Pages 702-708 , August 2010

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