Orthotopic urinary diversion in women.
Orthotopic urinary diversions can be performed safely with acceptable morbidity rates in women. Attention to detail during the surgical dissection of the bladder neck and vagina is critical to a good outcome. With improvements in orthotopic urinary diversions, earlier use of a cystectomy for the treatment of minimally invasive bladder cancer may improve the survival rate in these patients.
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Department of Urology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Woodd@karmanos.org
D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina