Since the year 1993, on the purpose to protect the upper urinary tract and to ameliorate the quality of life, 160 intestinocystoplasties have been realized on many original diseases of the bladder: tumor, neurogenic bladder, chronic cystitis, urinary tuberculosis, cancer of the prostate. The ileum and ileocaecum were 2 positions of the GI tract chosen for reconstruction. Ileum was more preferred in the substitution as well as the augmentation procedures. The authors presented many modifications in technique, in the organization of the team of surgeons, in the postoperative surveillance. The results: showed that the neobladder had a good compliance: high volume and low pressure. They also showed that the continent intestinocystoplasty procedures had given a more improved quality of life in comparison with the other urinary diversion methods.
Bladder, Neurogenic ; Urinary Tract