Cutaneous vesicostomy in infants and young children

ABSTRACT

Cutaneous vesicostomy was done as a temporary form of diversion in eight cases with chronic urinary retention and renal insufficiency in the past 2 years at the pediatric Urology Unit, Children's Hospital, Cairo University. Six cases had posterior urethral valves and two cases with neurogenic vesical dysfunction. Seven cases were males and only one was female. The excellent results achieved suggested that this technique is ideally suited for certain conditions. Few points were added to Duckett's modifications of Blocksom operation