Urinary diversion surgery creates a new way for urine to exit your body after bladder removal. There are three different surgical options for urinary diversion. Two of them give you control over when ...

URINARY diversion is essential for the management of certain urologic disorders of childhood. Implantation of the ureters into an isolated segment of ileum, with restoration of intestinal continuity, ...

Circulating cell-free DNA profiling of patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

Ileum orthotopic neobladder was associated with better erectile function and sexual outcomes compared with sigmoid reconstruction. Patient quality of life (QoL) outcomes appear comparable between 2 ...

INTESTINAL stomas are usually easy to care for because of new appliances and materials that lend themselves to a variety of stomas. Each colostomy, ileal bladder and ileostomy has its own ...

Patients undergoing cystectomy for bladder cancer may have some options when selecting the most appropriate type of urinary diversion. Each form of urinary diversion has some pros and cons, according ...

Pyelonephritis is an underrecognized cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with orthotopic ileal neobladder substitution, investigators report. In a study of 169 patients who underwent ...

Surgical removal is generally recommended as the first-line treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) for patients considered medically fit. Some patients get radical cystectomy, or total ...