Korean J Urol.  1975 Dec;16(4):237-242.

Clinical Observation on 38 Patients of the Urinary Diversion

• Cho DH
• Lim SK

Abstract

Clinical observation was performed on 38 patients of the urinary diversion during 5 years and 7 months. 1) The age were distributed from 11 months to 79 years and the most of the cases (42%) were found over fifth decades. 2) Among the 38 cases, 27 were male and 11 were female with the ratio of 2.5:1. 3) The majority of etiologic disease was bladder tumor and renal tuberculosis(84%). The other causes were neurogenic bladder, ureteral obstruction due to cervical carcinoma, chronic prostatitis, ureteral tumor and bladder exstrophy (16%). 4) The methods of urinary diversion were as follows; Cutaneous ureterostomy in 26 cases, ileal conduit 7. nephrostomy 6 and cystostomy 3. 5) Complication was followed as uremia, paralytic ileus, parastomal dermatitis, pneumonia, acute pyelonephritis, sepsis, conduit bleeding, incisional hernia and wound disruption in 10 cases.

Keyword

urinary diversion

MeSH Terms

Bladder Exstrophy
Cystostomy
Dermatitis
Female
Hemorrhage
Hernia
Humans
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Male
Pneumonia
Prostatitis
Pyelonephritis
Sepsis
Uremia
Ureter
Ureteral Obstruction
Ureterostomy
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic
Urinary Diversion*
Wounds and Injuries