Prognosis

The degree of neurological dysfunction at surgery is the most significant determinant of prognosis: outcomes are worse for patients with CES with painless urinary retention and/or overflow incontinence (CESR) than for patients with incomplete CES (CESI). Delay to surgery for patients with CESI is likely to adversely affect prognosis.[8]​​[51][52]​​​​

Ongoing bladder, bowel, and/or sexual dysfunction, as well as pain, leg weakness, and sensory loss, have been reported in up to 60% of people after surgery for CES, but improvement is still possible for several years after surgery.[45][64]

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