“…In a follow-up prospective study of 24 patients with orthotopic ileal neobladder who underwent regular endoscopic biopsy for 5 years after surgery, progressive changes to the ileal mucosa were seen, with thinning, increased goblet cells, and villous atrophy, but no dysplasia and no malignancy [ 26 ]. Three similar studies of patients with orthotopic ileal neobladder (4-year follow-up study of 30 patients [ 27 ], 7-year follow-up study of 90 patients [ 28 , 29 ], and 10-year follow-up study of 20 patients [ 30 ]) found similar progressive changes to the ileal mucosa, but with no atrophy, no dysplasia and no malignancy. Additionally, histochemical staining revealed the increased presence of mucin (sulfomucins and sialomucins) immediately postoperatively which gradually reduced with extended follow-up [ 26 - 30 ].…”