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Orthotopic reconstruction in a woman following cystectomy and cutaneous urinary diversion. The 1st reported case
J P Stein1, D A Ginsberg, G D Grossfeld
1Department of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
Abstract:
Orthotopic lower urinary tract reconstruction has become the procedure of choice in selected male and female patients at our institution following cystectomy with excellent functional results. A natural extension of the orthotopic neobladder is undiversion to the intact native urethra in patients who had previously undergone cystectomy and cutaneous urinary diversion. Undiversion has been successfully performed in selected male patients; however, to our knowledge, undiversion has not been reported in women. Herein, we present the 1st case of undiversion in a female patient who had undergone prior cystectomy and cutaneous urinary diversion.