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- * A case of a 7-year-old with achondroplasia experiencing neurogenic bladder and fecal incontinence due to lumbar stenosis was treated successfully with a surgical procedure (partial laminectomy and foraminotomy).
- * This case is the first report highlighting that neurogenic bladder and fecal incontinence can occur in achondroplastic children without motor impairment, suggesting it may be an early sign of lumbar stenosis.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder characterized by defects in the development of endochondral bone resulting in skeletal abnormalities like stenosis of the foramen magnum and of the spine, shortened limb bones, and macrocephaly. Congenital spinal stenosis is frequent and due to premature fusion of the pedicles to the laminae.
Case Presentation: We report a case of neurogenic bladder and fecal incontinence due to lumbar stenosis successfully treated with L1-L5 partial laminectomy and foraminotomy in a 7-year-old achondroplasic child.
Discussion/conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first case report of exclusive neurogenic bladder and fecal incontinence in an achondroplasic child. Neurogenic bladder and fecal incontinence without motor impairment may be early and exclusive clinical findings of lumbar stenosis in children with achondroplasia.
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