title: Terminal loop cutaneous ureterostomy in renal transplantation.
abstract: Patients presenting for renal transplantation with urinary diversion abnormalities pose serious problems. The use of a terminal loop cutaneous ureterostomy (TLCU) in patients whose outcome was satisfactory was first described in 1977. Primary urinary drainage was achieved in 3 recipients of cadaver renal allografts by creating a TLCU. This method of drainage has been satisfactory in these patients with follow-up between four and thirty months. We suggest that this simple technique should be considered more frequently for selected patients who require supravesical urinary diversion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diciommo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ludwin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*