Gómez, Reynaldo G.Elliott, Sean P.2022-07-042022-07-042018-10World Journal of Urology Volume 36, Issue 10, Pages 1515 - 15161 October 201807244983https://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/23151Indexación ScopusIn this issue of the World Journal of Urology we present a condensed summary of the 2016 joint Consultation of the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) and the International Consultation for Urologic Disease (ICUD) on the Urologic Management of the Spinal Cord Injured Patient (SCI). This is a complex, poorly understood and often-neglected topic. It is challenging because it compromises not only the physical sphere of the patient, but also severely afects the afective, social, economic and occupational sphere, presenting a formidable challenge of rehabilitation. A few decades ago, urologic complications, mainly renal failure and urosepsis, accounted for the majority of long-term deaths after SCI. The advent of urodynamics and intermittent catheterization and signifcant advances in both medical and surgical therapy has dramatically altered the course of disease. However, despite these advances, there is a widespread lack of knowledge around the world about the best management of these patients, and the quality of care is defcient even in many developed countries. We all encounter these patients in our practice, yet we lack a central repository for the body of information on this topic. This SIU-ICUD consultation seeks to fll that gap...enGlobal HealthHumansPatient Care ManagementSpinal Cord InjuriesUrologic DiseasesArtículo10.1007/s00345-018-2467-4