Favorable experience with a simple technique to create a concealed umbilical stoma.
OBJECTIVE
After using different sites for continent urinary diversion stomas the umbilicus became the preferred site. Experience with a simple technique to place the continent diversion stoma at the umbilical site is reported.


METHODS
Cutaneous continent urinary diversion was performed in 95 patients with placement of the stoma at the umbilical site. A triangular skin flap is elevated to the right of the umbilicus, a 1 cm. piece of the umbilical scar is excised and the apex of the skin flap is anastomosed to the spatulated appendix, tapered ileum or gastric tube.


RESULTS
All patients had satisfactory cosmetic results, 3 required simple revision and 4 needed dilation. These 7 patients as well as all others easily catheterized the urinary pouch.


CONCLUSIONS
This simple technique results in good cosmesis and it is associated with a minimal need for stomal revision.
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Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D054047:Surgical Stomas; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent