Adenocarcinoid of the appendix vermiformis
Jacobsen, M.B.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 113(21): 2716-2717
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 8266298 Document Number: 416002
Advances in genitourinary operation have allowed use of an appendicovesicostomy in patients requiring chronic catheterization for bladder emptying. Recent discussions of the appropriateness of incidental appendectomy have ignored the potential usefulness of the appendix as a catheterizable stoma. We present our experience with the Mitrofanoff principle to illustrate the advantages of an appendicovesicostomy and make a plea against incidental appendectomy in certain patient groups.