title: Preliminary experience in ileal neobladder reconstruction.
abstract: In the treatment of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, the recent trend is towards radiation or chemotherapy which can be either regional or systemic. There have also been good results with giving Mitomycin or Bacillus Calmette Guerin instillation into the bladder for superficial tumours. There are occasions where patients present with large bulky tumours which cannot be controlled by endoscopic measures, invasion involving multiple sites and carcinoma in-situ which progresses to invasion. In these occasions, we have to resort to surgical clearance of the tumour. If it is possible, all patients would not like to wear a urinary bag for the rest of their lives. A bladder replacement if ever possible is always welcomed because the patient can pass urine from the natural passage. Due to the magnitude of a radical cystectomy and status of the urethra, it is not always technically possible to reconstruct the bladder. With improvement of operative techniques and suture materials, there has been a recent development of a method of bladder reconstruction that uses an ileal pouch. We report our early experience with this operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Foo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014563:Urodynamics