Figure 2.

Continent urinary reservoir. This figure shows a continent diversion made to replace the bladder following cystectomy. These reservoirs can be constructed from the either colon alone or a combination of colon and ileum. A catheterizable channel is constructed from either the native appendix or a small piece of ileum tapered into a narrow channel. This is implanted into the reservoir and then brought to the skin. The reservoir is emptied intermittently by catheterization. The ureters are reimplanted into the new reservoir.