Sigmoid orthotopic neobladder after radical cystectomy for bladder tumour: an Indian experience.

Objective: To determine the long-term results of constructing a sigmoid neobladder after radical cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder.

Patients And Methods: The study included 170 patients with TCC of the bladder and a normal sigmoid colon. After radical cystectomy the neobladder was formed by completely detubularizing an isolated sigmoid colon segment.