EFFICACY OF RETROGRADE STENTOGRAMS FOLLOWING CYSTECTOMY AND DIVERSION

Purpose: The radiological evaluation of ureteroenteric anastomoses fol lowing cystectomy and diversion is standard practice at our institutio n. To our knowledge there are no data that demonstrate the efficacy of retrograde ''stentograms'' following cystectomy. Materials and Method s: A retrospective analysis of the retrograde stentograms of 73 patien ts who underwent cystectomy and diversion was reviewed. Results: Of 13 5 ureteroenteric anastomoses 3 (2.2%) demonstrated a leak by retrograd e stentogram. No patients had evidence of obstruction. Conclusions: Th e 2.2% incidence of ureteroenteric leak in our series does not support the routine use of retrograde stentogram following cystectomy and div ersion.