Publications by authors named "Stig Colleen"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at how well people did after changing their urinary systems back to normal from a different type of surgery over a long time.
- 28 patients were followed for many years, and different types of surgeries were done, leading to various outcomes.
- Many patients had complications and needed more surgeries, but some had great results and felt much better after the procedures.
Objective: To describe bacterial colonization in patients with ileal and colonic neobladders.
Methods: Twenty-three patients with right colon neobladders, 30 with ileal neobladders, 11 who had undergone radical prostatectomy, and 6 healthy controls were included. Culture of clean-catch, midstream urine specimens was done weekly for 3 weeks, and this was repeated after 6 months.