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[Heterotopic urine derivation in females with urinary bladder extrophy]
Abstract:
Fifteen females aged from 17 to 31 years with bladder extrophy (the condition after ureterosygmostomy) have undergone heterotopic urine derivation with creation of a cutaneous urine-retention catheter mechanism. Surgery was indicated in progressive decline of renal function in the presence of renal reflux, total urine incontinence in the failure of pelvic floor muscles and rectal sphyncter apparatus. Creation of cutaneous urine-retention catheter mechanism was made by the following techniques: heterotopic plastic repair from the ileocecal angle by Mainz pouch I (11 patients, 73.4%); heterotopic W ileocystoplasty by Abol-Enein (4 patients, 26.8%). Implantation of both ureters was conducted by Wallace technique in 4 (26.7%) cases. In 7 (46.6%) patients ureteral implantation was performed with antireflux defense by the method of cross dublicate creation. Four (26.7%) patients with small intestinal derivation have undergone extramural implantation of the ureters according to Abol-Enein. The results show that conversion of ureterosygmostomy in heterotopic urine derivation with one-stage genital reconstructive interventions decreases the number of potential complications, improves surgical outcomes and provides much better medico-social rehabilitation. Heterotopic intestinal continent derivation of urine is an operation of choice in women with urinary malformations. In such patients orthotopic urine derivation is impossible.
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