Ureteral replacement using a new variation of the tailored ileal segment.
Long-term complications of ureteral replacement by the small intestine are discussed. A new concept of tailoring the intestinal graft has proved successful in experimental animals. The first clinical application of this technique involves a 22-year-old women whose left kidney and right ureter were destroyed by tuberculosis. Excellent results were noted at the 3-year followup.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000637:transplantation*; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000601:surgery; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery