COLONIC-CANCER FOLLOWING URETEROSIGMOIDOSTOMY - CASE-REPORT

Authors
JANSEN M SCHIPPERS E SCHUMPELICK V
Citation
M. Jansen et al., COLONIC-CANCER FOLLOWING URETEROSIGMOIDOSTOMY - CASE-REPORT, Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 123(10), 1998, pp. 1180-1182
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
0044409X
Volume
123
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1180 - 1182
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-409X(1998)123:10<1180:CFU-C>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Ureterosigmoidostomy was the method of choice for continent urinary di version in cases of bladder exstrophy. The development of colonic canc er at the ureterocolic junction is one of the major complications in t he late course of this procedure. The risk of large bowel carcinoma is increased 150-500-fold compared to the general population. Therefore regular examinations are mandatory. Based on a case report the problem s associated with ureterosigmoidostomy are presented.