title: Mitrofanoff channel survival after pedicle ligation.
abstract: In patients who have undergone complex genitourinary reconstruction, additional abdominal surgery is often required. We report 2 cases in which the blood supply to an existing Mitrofanoff channel was divided. In both cases, the conduits appeared to remain well perfused, presumably based on collateral blood supply. Both conduits remained healthy and functioning at more than 1 year of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Urology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rink
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003559:Cystostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D014546:Urinary Catheterization