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Incontinent Ileal Tube Repaired by Infolding with the Ileal Pouch Wall
Author(s) -
Kato Haruaki,
Igawa Yasuhiko,
Ogawa Akimi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00222.x
Subject(s) - pouch , medicine , tube (container) , surgery , ileum , anatomy , mechanical engineering , engineering
In a patient who had undergone construction of a continent ileal pouch we successfully repaired an incontinent ileal tube by infolding it in an imbricated portion of the ileal pouch wall. For 2 years postoperatively the patient has been urine continent and has catheterized the pouch easily. We believe this infolding technique is useful for reconstructing the continent mechanism in patients with incompetent ileal valves.