title: Extension of a shortened ureter using the in situ appendix during Indiana pouch urinary diversion.
abstract: A short ureteral length can preclude the use of a continent urinary diversion during urinary tract reconstruction after bladder removal. We present a surgical technique using the in situ appendix to provide length to a shortened left ureter, thus allowing formation of a continent ileocecal urinary diversion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Greg J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Jarrard
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000601:surgery; D015653:Cystectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*