The bowel as substitute for the bladder.
The long-term results with 16 patients who underwent uretero-intestino-urethral urinary diversion are presented. We believe that with meticulous attention to the operative technique and the criteria for the operation this is a reasonable procedure for a patient undergoing cystectomy as an alternative to cutaneous or large bowel diversion of the urinary stream.
D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*