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Extraperitoneal bilateral cutaneous ureterostomy with midline stoma for palliation of pelvic cancer

Authors :
Michael Waldner
Burkhard Ubrig
Matthias Lazica
Stephan Roth
Source :
Urology. 63:973-975
Publication Year :
2004
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2004.

Abstract

In a subset of patients with intractable symptoms from incurable pelvic cancer, palliative cystectomy and urinary diversion with intestinal segments may not be feasible. The described technique, in which a midline stoma was constructed and dissection was entirely extraperitoneal, resulted in symptom relief in 8 patients.

Details

ISSN :
00904295
Volume :
63
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Urology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8040d22c6d38bdf06392f5dbfdd028cc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2003.11.008