An alternative to urinary conduit.
The author outlines the procedures involved in creating a Mitrofanoff pouch as an alternative to urinary conduit. Patients who have such a procedure must learn to alter their lifestyles and acquire skills such as self-catheterisation, but early results suggest that they find the procedure acceptable and preferable to other options.
Randles
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D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012648:Self Care; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing