This article is part of the supplement: 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida

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Early start to therapy preserves kidney function in spina bifida patients

Pieter Dik , Aart Klijn, Jan van Gool, Teau de Jong-de Vos van Steenwijk and Tom de Jong

Dept. Pediatric Urology UMC Utrecht, PO box 85090, KE.04.140.5, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands

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from 51^st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida
Heidelberg, Germany. 27–30 June 2007

Cerebrospinal Fluid Research 2007, 4(Suppl 1):S14doi:10.1186/1743-8454-4-S1-S14

Published:	20 December 2007

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Renal scarring and renal failure remain a life-threatening problem in children born with spinal dysraphism; in the literature it is reported that more than 20% of these children die within the first year of life due to renal problems. We show that optimal treatment of the neurogenic bladder from birth onwards can preserve kidney function in most spina bifida patients.