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Therapy of children with myelomeningocoele should achieve a double goal: on the one hand, obtain continence and, on the other hand, preserve kidney function without complications. The first goal is a social and psychological one, the latter is a vital one.
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Vereecken, R. Bladder pressure and kidney function in children with myelomeningocoele: review article. Spinal Cord 30, 153–159 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1992.46
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