http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sacral-nerve-re-routing-possible-in-spina-bifida-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/698880Data from 36 months of follow-up are being reviewed, and while the final analysis is not yet completed,
it appears that the benefit of the surgery has not reached a plateau at 24 months. Dr. Dyche reported that at 3 years, four of the nine children are off catheterization and voiding. An additional four children have undergone the re-routing procedure, and at 9 months postoperatively, two were voiding and off catheterization.