Double-barreled wet colostomy. A simple method of urinary diversion for patients undergoing pelvic exenteration

Dis Colon Rectum. 1995 Dec;38(12):1325-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02049160.

Abstract

An easy and simple method for constructing a urinary diversion in patients undergoing pelvic exenteration for advanced rectal cancer is described. This procedure features double-barreled colostomy with a segment of the sigmoid colon 8 to 10 cm distal to the stoma as a urinary conduit.

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma / surgery
  • Colon, Sigmoid / surgery
  • Colostomy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Pelvic Exenteration*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Ureter / surgery
  • Urinary Diversion / methods*