Adenocarcinoma development in the trigone 34 years after trigonocolonic urinary diversion for exstrophy of the bladder.
A case of adenocarcinoma development in the trigone 34 years after trigonosigmoidostomy for exstrophy of the bladder is presented. The need for lifelong surveillance is emphasized and endoscopy is recommended annually in patients with urinary diversion to a colonic segment.
Mortensen
P B
PB
Department of Urology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
Jensen
K E
KE
Nielsen
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014547:Urinary Diversion