Urinary Diversion With vs Without Bowel Anastomosis in Patients With an Existing Colostomy: A Multi-institutional Study.
https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1VxFuKZx3GPpAObjective
To describe the short-term outcomes with the bowel anastomosis (BA) approach vs the no-bowel anastomosis (NBA) approach in adult patients undergoing urinary diversion.
Methods
A chart review was performed of adults undergoing urinary diversion from 2006 to 2015. Patients with a pre-existing colostomy were divided into NBA and BA groups. Postoperative complications were recorded per the Clavien-Dindo system. Variables were compared using the BA group as a control. A 2-tailed t test was used to compare means.