An approach to undiversion in children.
This report reviews our experience in enabling 21 patients to dispense with their urinary drainage bags. Seventeen patients have undergone reconstruction of their urinary tracts; 14 of these patients are continent, one is wet at night and 2 are totally incontinent. Three patients have been converted to a ureterosigmoidostomy: 2 of these are dry and one is wet at night. One patient catheterises a continent stoma and is dry. The length of follow-up is short (average 1 1/2 years) but renal function and the upper tracts have remained stable.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012092:Replantation; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy