title: Extracorporeal urinary bypass for malignant ureteral obstruction.
abstract: Extracorporeal urinary bypass was attempted in a patient with malignant ureteral obstruction. A nephrostomy was drained into the bladder by connecting the tube to a cystostomy catheter. This method made the patient free from a collecting bag without any significant complications. This method may improve the quality of life of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction, when their bladder is intact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ozu Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomooka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D003559:Cystostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*