Continent urinary reservoirs.
Public awareness of the alternatives to wet stomas and the patient's concern for body image have significantly increased the demand for continent urinary reservoirs. In the final analysis, preservation of renal function is the standard for judging the success of a diversion, and long-term observations must be made with this point in mind. It seems likely that the continent reservoirs now available will preserve renal function.
D002432:Cecum / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000266:history