cauda equina syndrome with [urinary] retention(English)

• occurs in 50–70% of CES patients, where the prognosis for an individual with established complete type with no bladder sensation or control is probably not time dependent to the same extent as CES-I, but surgery should be carried out as soon as possible for patient morale and comfort and because any delay in treatment can only worsen neurological recovery with the possibility of continuing damage to the more robust and laterally placed sciatic nerve roots which may have survived the original midline prolapse relatively undamaged. On the other hand it may be that the clinical diagnosis of CES-R with its less good prognosis, often on the basis of scanty information, may be overly pessimistic in some cases when they are in fact still CES-I at the time of surgery
• CES, CES-I
• Neuropathy, Surgery, Urology
• https://dx.doi.…0586-010-1668-3