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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Between 1988 and 1996, 23 male patients with bladder cancer underwent bladder substitution after cystectomy, using either the hemi-Kock, Hautmann, and Reddy procedures. The mean postoperative follow-up period was 36 months, with a range of 3 to 85 months. There were no perioperative deaths, and early postoperative complications occurred in 7 patients (30%); transient urine leak from the pouch in 4, wound infection in 3 and pyelonephritis in 2 patients. Twenty-two of the 23 patients (96%) were continent during the day, while 7 (30%) had nocturnal incontinence. All 3 patients with the Reddy procedure had nocturnal incontinence. Complete continence was preserved in 70% of the patients. Dysuria was seen in 4 patients, including retention in 1 patient. Late complications included urethral stricture in 3, wound hernia in 2, metabolic acidosis in 1, stone in the pouch in 1, and gallbladder stone in 1 patient. However, reoperation was necessary in 1 patient for internal urethrotomy and 1 patient for removal of a stone in the neobladder. Mild degree of hydronephrosis and unilateral reflux were seen in 3 patients each, and followed up conservatively. No urethral recurrence has occurred and only 1 patient died of cancer. The need for reoperation was very low and the high reservoir capacity resulted in continence from the beginning in most patients. We considered the neobladder useful as an alternative form of urinary diversion in selected cases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0018-1994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical experience of orthotopic urinary reservoirs in male patients with bladder cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't