title: Cloacal exstrophy reconstruction for urinary continence.
abstract: From 1978 to 1989 we treated 16 patients with cloacal exstrophy, including 8 who have been treated since birth. To achieve urinary continence bladder reconstruction was required in 12 patients, including 3 ileocystoplasties, 4 gastrocystoplasties and 5 gastric continent urinary reservoirs. All 12 patients underwent simultaneous bladder neck/urethral continence procedures. Of the 12 patients with completed reconstruction 10 were evaluable for continence. All 10 patients are dry for periods of 3 or more hours, and 5 are totally dry day and night. All but 1 patient are totally dependent on clean intermittent catheterization. Followup ranges from 2 to 66 months, and all except 1 patient have stable upper tract function. Patients with cloacal exstrophy can undergo reconstruction in a fashion to maintain urinary continence, and stomach is the ideal tissue for such reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Riley Children's Hospital, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rink
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002988:Cloaca / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014547:Urinary Diversion; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000601:surgery*