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  • Title: [Complications of Bricker ileal conduit urinary diversion: analysis of a series of 246 patients].
    Author: Hétet JF, Rigaud J, Karam G, Glémain P, Le Normand L, Bouchot O, Le Néel JC, Buzelin JM.
    Journal: Prog Urol; 2005 Feb; 15(1):23-9; discussion 29. PubMed ID: 15822387.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the mortality and early and late morbidities of Bricker ileal conduit urinary diversion. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between January 1990 and December 2002, 246 Bricker ileal conduit urinary diversion was performed in our centre in 164 males (67%) and 82 females (33%) with a mean age of 64 years (range: 9 to 90 years). Bricker diversion was performed in 73.6% of cases for underlying tumour (prostate, bladder, cervical, colon cancer), and in 26.4% of cases for benign disease (neurogenic bladder radiation bladder bladder exstrophy, incrusting cystitis). Cystectomy was associated with Bricker diversion in 62.2% of cases. The mean follow-up was 24 months (range: 1 to 151 months). The following parameters were studied: mortality and early and late medical or surgical, urological and gastrointestinal complications. RESULTS: The postoperative mortality was 6.9% (17 deaths, 16 in patients in whom Bricker diversion was performed for cancer). The early morbidity was marked by gastrointestinal complications (ileus, fistula, evisceration) in 46 cases (1.7%), 25 of which required re-operation. A medical complication was observed in 41 patients (16.7% of the series), responsible for 60% of the postoperative mortality (10 of the 17 deaths). A urinary fistula was observed in 7 patients (2.8%). The late morbidity consisted of parietal complications (incisional hernia, peristomal hernia, stricture of the stoma) in 18.3% of cases. Urological complications consisted of acute pyelonephritis (11%), ureteroileal stricture (4.9%) and urinary stones (4.9%). CONCLUSION: Bricker ileal conduit urinary diversion is associated with considerable mortality, especially in cancer patients. Early complications are essentially gastrointestinal, while late complications tend to be parietal or urological.
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