Continent urinary diversion in patients with pelvic irradiation: an alternative utilizing transverse colon reservoir.
The use of radiation therapy in pelvic malignancies increases the risk of urinary complications, sometimes being necessary urinary diversion. The risk of utilizing previously irradiated bowel should be avoided. The use of transverse colon is a safe and effective alternative. We present a heterotopic continent colonic reservoir with an easily catheterizable conduit.
D'Ancona
Carlos Arturo Levi
CA
Division of Urology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universida de Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. cdancona@uol.com.br
Cavaller
Armando Radesca
AR
Ferreira
Ubirajara
U
Augusto
Victor
V
Leitão
Sanguinetti Scherrer
SS
Pedro
Renato Nardi
RN
Netto
Nelson Rodrigues
NR
D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000528:radiation effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014547:Urinary Diversion; D016476:Urinary Reservoirs, Continent; D014563:Urodynamics; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*