title: Yang-Monti's Catheterizable Stoma in Children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In 1981, Mitrofanoff described a procedure to create a continent urinary stoma for clean intermittent catheterization. Since then several procedures have been described including Yang-Monti ileovesicostomy for effective catheterization.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We report on our experience from the use of Monti's procedure in children at our center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children < 18 years of age undergoing urinary diversion/reconstruction with Yang-Monti's procedure for congenital conditions or neuropathic bladder formed the study group. All these children, post-operatively were taught clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) and put on a regime using a 14/16 Fr catheter every 3 hours. The children were followed regularly at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24months post-operatively, with special attention paid to any problems with catheterization and incontinence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the period from Jan 2000 to Dec 2011, at our center, 19 children less than eighteen years of age underwent urinary diversion with Yang-Monti's catheterizable stoma. The indications for urinary diversion was neuropathic bladder in eight, exstrophy bladder in seven , valve bladder syndrome in three and persistent urethral stricture in one. None of the children found CIC difficult during the post-operative period and there was no hindrance to the passage of the catheter.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the appendix remains the tissue of choice for creation of catherterizable stoma, the Yang-Monti ileovesicostomy is effective, convenient conduit for children. Long-term complications are minimal and children find this comfortable to do CIC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, KLES Kidney Foundation, JN Medical College, KLE University, Belgaum, India.
authors.forename: Rajendra Bapusaheb
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nerli
authors.forename: Shivagouda Malgouda
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Murigendra Basayya
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hiremath
authors.forename: Mallikarjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reddy
keywords: Catheterization; Ileum; Surgical Stomas; Urinary Bladder; Urinary Diversion