美國William Beaumont醫院泌尿外科主任Kenneth M. Peters 2010年4月在《當代膀胱功能紊亂報道》雜誌發表文章,對肖傳國發現的反射弧手術方法予以綜述:(附錄3)
Dr. C. G. Xiao from China was the first to popularize bladder
reinnervation through an intradural nerve anastomosis of a
lumbar-to-sacral nerve. This concept has gained international attention,
and attempts to create other somatic-to-autonomic reflex arcs to assist
with voluntary voiding have been studied. In this review, we discuss
the current state of the literature in this new field.
2010年8月Peters與同行們在美國泌尿學雜誌發表論文。報告9名患者的反射弧手術結果:(附錄4)
Results
At 1 year 7 patients (78%) had a reproducible increase in bladder
pressure with stimulation of the dermatome. Two patients were able to
stop catheterization and all safely stopped antimuscarinics. No patient
achieved complete urinary continence. The majority of subjects reported
improved bowel function. One patient was continent of stool at baseline
and 4 were continent at 1 year. Of the patients 89% had variable
weakness of lower extremity muscle groups at 1 month. One child had
persistent foot drop and the remainder returned to baseline by 12
months.
Conclusions
At 1 year a novel reflex arc with stimulation of the appropriate
dermatome was seen in the majority of subjects. Improvements in voiding
and bowel function were noted. Lower extremity weakness was mostly
self-limited, except in 1 subject with a persistent foot drop. More
patients and longer followup are needed to assess the risk/benefit ratio
of this novel procedure.