Observations on Isolated Sigmoid Loop Substitution Following Total Cystectomy in the Dog: Preliminary Report

The Formation of a Functional Artificial Bladder in the Human Male

“…These cases survived 18 days, 5 months, and 8 months respectively. Failure of the anasto¬ mosis, with subsequent complications, was responsible for death in all cases . We wish to present the case of a 32-yearold white man who complained of painless hematuria for 10 years and who has had multiple and recurrent bladder tumors ful¬ gurated four times in the last 2 years.…”

“…The immediate results were good, and dogs living two years still showed an essentially normal urinary tract. Rubin,4 in 1948, and Thompson,5 in 1949, repeated Bisgard's work with successful results. Davids and Bell win,6 in 1954, repeated the work of Tizzoni and Foggi, using 35 cm.…”