title: Double-barreled wet colostomy. A simple method of urinary diversion for patients undergoing pelvic exenteration.
abstract: An easy and simple method for constructing a urinary diversion in patients undergoing pelvic exenteration for advanced rectal cancer is described. This procedure features double-barreled colostomy with a segment of the sigmoid colon 8 to 10 cm distal to the stoma as a urinary conduit.
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*