COMPLICATIONS OF USING GASTROINTESTINAL SEGMENTS IN URINARY TRACT SURGERY

Abstract

The use of gastrointestinal segments in the urinary tract is requisite for the modem urologic surgeon. Bowel is frequently used m reconstructive urologic surgery for ureteral substitutes, bladder augmentation, and bladder replacement. Each procedure, Involving the use of bowel in reconstructive urology, has its own set of complications. These are usually long-term complications that significantly add to patient morbidity and mortality.

The appropriate use of these intestinal segments requires a thorough knowledge of their surgical anatomy, the metl10ds the intestine for an • operative event, the techniques of isolating tl1e segments of intestine and

reconstituting the continuity of the enteric tract.