What is important for continent catheterizable stomas: angulations or extension?

OBJECTIVE: We developed an experimental ex-vivo model to define factors that may influence continence of catheterizable channels by urinary and colonic stomas based on the principle of imbrication of the outlet tube. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 20 pigs, colon specimens with 25 cm length were obtaine...

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Main Authors: Marcelo L. Vilela, Geovanne S. Furtado, Ivan Koh, Luiz F. Poli-Figueiredo, Valdemar Ortiz, Miguel Srougi, Antonio Macedo Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-04-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000200018