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JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Volume 167, Issue 2, Pages 603-607Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)69094-3
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cystitis; interstitial; bladder; cystectomy
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Purpose: Interstitial cystitis is a chronic debilitating condition mainly affecting women. Conservative treatment often produces unsatisfactory results and the identification of the best surgical treatment modality is difficult. We evaluate retrospectively the long-term results of trigone-preserving cystectomy followed by orthotopic substitution enteroplasty for women suffering from interstitial cystitis. Materials and Methods: The study comprised 18 women with a mean age of 55.9 years. All surgical interventions were performed by 1 surgeon. All patients completed a voiding log and were interviewed about symptoms. Renal ultrasonography was done to evaluate the upper urinary tract. Followup data also comprised blood chemistry studies, including vitamin B 12 blood levels and blood gas analysis. Pain and lower urinary tract problems were measured using a validated self-assessment symptom index. Results: Ileocoecal augmentation was performed in 10 women and ileal substitute was done in 8. After a mean followup of 57 months 14 patients are completely pain-free, 12 void spontaneously and 15 report complete resolution of dysuria. Three patients perform intermittent self-catheterization and I woman prefers a suprapubic catheter for control of urinary hypercontinence. These 4 patients underwent ileoplasty. Surgery failed to relieve symptoms in 2 of the 18 patients. Surgery achieved a statistically highly significant improvement of diurnal and nocturnal voiding frequencies, functional bladder capacity and symptom index score. Conclusions: Substitution enterocystoplasty is a valuable and safe therapeutic option for patients with intractable interstitial cystitis resistant to conservative therapy. In our series use of the ileocecal bowel segment showed better functional results.
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