[URETERS INPLANTATION METHOD INTO LOW-PRESSURE SMALL INTESTINE RESERVOIR]
T Chigogidze1, N Gabunia1, T Dochviri1
1Alexander Tsulukidze Urology National Center, Tbilisi, Georgia; I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
Abstract:
Urine derivation after cystectomy or due to bladder functional impairment more has been a pressing problem in urology for more than a century. Various techniques of urinary derivation after cystectomy due to bladder cancer or non-cancerous diseases have been suggested. In the present day, more often, the artificial reservoirs are formed from the various intestinal segments. The article describes preoperative preparation of patients, surgical technique and efficiency of the specific method of implantation of ureters into low-pressure small intestine reservoir. Statistical data of Al. Tsulukidze National Center of Urology since 1987 and postoperative results and recommendations are presented.
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