Figure 2.
Types of urinary diversion currently performed after radical cystectomy: (a) abdominal diversion, such as an ureterocutaneostomy, colonic, or ileal conduit; (b) various forms of a continent pouch created using different segments of the gastrointestinal system and a cutaneous stoma; and (c) orthotopic urinary diversion with an intestinal segment with spherical configuration and anastomosis to the urethra (neobladder, orthotopic bladder substitution).