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Incontinent stoma as part of a Bricker ileal conduit. To create an ileal conduit, the ureters are surgically resected from the bladder and a ureteroenteric anastomosis is made in order to drain the urine into a detached section of ileum at the distal small intestine, though the distal most 25 cm of terminal ileum are avoided as this is where ...
Ileal conduit urinary diversion, also known as "Bricker's loop": The two ureters that transport urine from the kidneys are detached from the bladder, and then attached so that they will empty through a piece of the ileum. One end of the ileum piece is sealed off and the other end is brought to the surface of the abdomen to form the stoma.
Incontinent diversions involve creating a stoma, an opening on the abdominal wall, where urine is redirected into an external collection bag. Common techniques for this include the use of an ileal or colonic conduit, which repurposes a segment of the intestine to transport urine from the kidneys to the stoma.
Ileal conduit urinary diversion, in which the ureters are surgically resected from the bladder and a ureteroenteric anastomosis is made in order to drain the urine into a detached section of ileum (a part of the small intestine). The end of the ileum is then brought out through an opening (a stoma) in the abdominal wall. The urine is collected ...
Some patients, after having had an ileal conduit, requiring an external appliance, have opted to have the Indiana pouch, as elective surgery. Such a surgery is usually recommended, if possible, since it has been documented that the Indiana pouch may reduce the possibility of kidney damage because the ureters are repositioned lower in the abdomen.
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It is possible to have a healthy pregnancy after Mitrofanoff surgery, but the pregnancy should be monitored closely by a urologist. A cesarean section may be considered. In individuals with a conduit made from bowel tissue, a standard pregnancy test will not be accurate in most instances; pregnancy can instead be confirmed by a blood test.
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