title: Longitudinal myotomy of ileum for bladder replacement in dogs.
abstract: To evaluate the application of longitudinal myotomy of ileum for bladder replacement, pressure/volume characteristics of myotomized ileal segments were studied in dogs after incorporation in the urinary tract. In five dogs a 12 cm. long myotomized ileal segment was incorporated in the left urinary system as a ureteral substitute. These ileal segments did not dilate. In another six animals total cystectomy was carried out and the bladder was replaced by a 12 cm. long myotomized ileal segment. Urodynamic and radiological studies demonstrated early dilatation of these segments, leading to a four-to-five-fold increase in volume after six weeks. During filling the intraluminar pressure remained below 20 cm. H2O up to two-thirds of the maximal volume and gradually rose when filling was continued. High pressure waves were not observed. This study demonstrates that in experimental dogs longitudinal myotomy of a short length of ileum results in a high volume/low pressure urinary reservoir. This technique is easy to perform, requires less bowel compared to current reservoir techniques and leads to satisfactory reservoir function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Montagne
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bekkers
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Hoitsma
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Klopper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004106:Dilatation; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*; D014556:Urine; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology