Surveillance Strategies for Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

Patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) experience significant morbidity and mortality due to urological complications including upper tract damage and bladder malignancy. This has led to increased surveillance in patients NLUTD. This article discusses the methods available for surveillance of patients with NLUTD and pulls information from the largest and most established organizations that have produced evidence-based surveillance guidelines for NLUTD. These organizations include the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), US Department of Veterans Affairs, European Association of Urology (EAU), The NICE organization from the UK, and cites additional literature not been included in these documents.