American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 172, 1213-1220, Copyright © 1999 by American Roentgen Ray Society

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Orthotopic neobladder reconstruction: findings on excretory urography and CT

MD Heaney, IR Francis, RH Cohan, JH Ellis, A Tekchandani, JE Montie and M Korobkin
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0030, USA.

OBJECTIVE: The excretory urographic and CT appearance of orthotopic ileal neobladder reconstruction after cystectomy and its complications are described. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the excretory urograms and CT scans of 32 patients (29 men and three women, 35-76 years old) with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder who underwent orthotopic neobladder reconstruction with anastomosis to the native urethra after cystectomy. The radiologic review consisted of 25 excretory urograms in 20 patients and 37 CT scans in 21 patients. RESULTS: On excretory urography, the afferent segment of the neobladder was identified as a contrast-filled structure in all 20 patients, and was located in the right lower quadrant in 18 (90%). On CT, the afferent segment and the neobladder were identified in all 21 patients. Delayed imaging performed after initial scanning in 12 (57%) of 21 patients was helpful for revealing detailed anatomy such as the ureteral-afferent limb anastomoses. Complications occurred in two patients and were caused by a lymphocele in one and a urine leak from the neobladder in the other. In six other patients we found evidence of recurrent or metastatic tumor or both: two had local pelvic recurrence and pelvic nodal metastases, two other patients had metastatic nodal disease, one patient had a malignant distal ureteral stricture, and the sixth patient had distant osseous metastases. CONCLUSION: Orthotopic neobladder reconstruction after cystectomy has a characteristic appearance on both excretory urography and CT. Knowledge of this appearance and the altered anatomy is useful to recognize complications and tumor recurrence. Delayed images during excretory urography and CT are useful to define the ureteral-afferent limb anastomosis with the neobladder and also to differentiate between postoperative collections.
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