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Bladder reconstruction with bowel after radical cystectomy

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When a urinary reservoir intended to replace the bladder is made from bowel, it should meet several requirements: good capacity, viscoelasticity and compliance, voluntary control of micturition without residual (infected) urine, a sensation of the filled state and urinary continence. In addition, there should be no major metabolic changes due to malabsorption after bowel resection or due to reabsorption of urinary constituents by the reservoir. In this review several conflicting aspects of bladder reconstruction are addressed: the persisting intestinal peristalsis and urinary incontinence, the volume of the reservoir and its metabolic impact, the bowel segment to be used and the amount that can be resected without the risk of long-term sequelae. Our clinical experience with ileal bladder substitutes in 80 patients underlines the theoretical aspects. After careful instruction, our patients increased the functional capacity of their reservoirs to 500 ml, a precondition for good urinary continence. Provided that the patients were regularly followed-up, the functional, clinical and metabolic results were good. The operative procedure was easy to perform, and no major metabolic sequelae occurred during a maximal observation time of 6 years. Nevertheless, continuing careful follow-up for the detection of potential long-term sequelae, such as disturbances in lipid metabolism or chronic bone demineralisation, are required before definitive statements on the role of intestinal bladder substitutes can be made.

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Studer, U.E., Gerber, E., Springer, J. et al. Bladder reconstruction with bowel after radical cystectomy. World J Urol 10, 11–19 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00186084

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