Περίληψη:
Background: We aimed to assess the feasibility, safety, and outcome of
the sigmoidorectal (Mainz II) pouch for urinary diversion in patients
with invasive bladder cancer.
Methods: Twenty-nine patients (25 men and four women), aged 65-76 years,
who had undergone radical cystectomy and the sigmoidorectal pouch
procedure for invasive bladder cancer were included in this study.
Postoperative evaluations included metabolic testing, standard
laboratory screening, renal ultrasonography, pouchography, and
intravenous urography or pouchoscopy when indicated.
Results: The median operative time was 175 min. Urine leakage was
encountered in two patients (6.8%), deep vein thrombosis in one
(3.4%), and ileus necessitating surgery in another one. Two patients
developed pyelonephritis due to ureterocolonic stricture, which was
treated with antegrade balloon dilatation. No local relapses of bladder
cancer were found. All patients were continent during the day, but one
patient was occasionally incontinent during the night. In the long term,
six patients (20.6%) developed metastatic disease, and five patients
(17.2%) died because of cancer-related causes. Overall survival was
100, 96 and 60% at 1, 2 and 3 years after the operation, respectively.
The mean survival was 36.8 +/- 1.9 months, which was statistically
significantly associated with the M stage (P < 0.001), but not with the
T (P = 0.091) or N (P = 0.081) stages.
Conclusions: The sigmoidorectal (Mainz II) pouch seems to be a feasible,
safe and effective method for continent urinary diversion. It is able to
provide good quality of life, and ensure good overall survival rates.
Συγγραφείς:
Triantafyllidis, A
Rombis, V
Papatsoris, AG
Papathanasiou, A
and Kalaitzis, C
Touloupidis, S
