Anti-refluxing colon conduits for diversion of dilated upper urinary tracts.
Ureteral tailoring and colonic conduit urinary diversion were performed in 10 dogs. 2 wk to 2 mo after ureteral ligation. Two to five months after urinary diversion, radiography and postmortem examination revealed reflux in only 11% of the ureters and no evidence of obstruction at the ureterocolonic anastomosis. Pyelonephritis was observed in a lower percentage of animals so diverted, as compared to control kidneys diverted by means of ileoconduits. These results support the use of anti-refluxing colonic conduits for diversion of dilated upper urinary tracts.
D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000517:prevention & control*