Journal of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology  2002;6(1):109-113

A Case of Enuresis and Renal Failure by Tethered Cord Syndrome with Sacral Lipoma.

Sang Hee LEE 1 ; Yoon Kyung LEE ; Dong Un KIM ; Young Hoon KIM ; So Young KIM ; Seung Hoon HAN

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Keywords

Enuresis; Tethered cord syndrome; Neurogenic bladder

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

The tethered cord syndrome is characterized by sensory and motor disturbances of the lower extremities and incontinence. We report a 12-year-old boy with sacral lipoma and a tethered cord syndrome, whose chief complaint is enuresis. This complication of tethered cord syndrome was most likely due to a renal failure and hydronephrosis secondary to a neurogenic bladder. Thus, the spinal lesions have to be considered in patients with enuresis.