Criteria for successful neobladder surgery: patient selection and surgical construction.
The neobladder, an intestinal bladder substitute, allows select patients to void naturally through the urethra, and has become an increasingly popular form of continent urinary diversion surgery. The criteria for patient selection and the principles of surgical construction of the Studer pouch that must be met to achieve the best functional results for these patients are outlined.
Kane
A M
AM
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent