Mitrofanoff care As with all types of surgery, there can sometimes be problems. A small number of patients may continue to راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] experience some incontinence (urine leakage). Sometimes the stoma can become difficult to catheterise. It may get tighter, this is called stenosis. Wearing a small stopper in the stoma for three months after surgery may stop this problem. If the stoma does get stenosed it is important for you to contact your doctor or راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] specialist nurse immediately. This can be corrected fairly easily by leaving a catheter in for one to two weeks. If this doesn’t work the stoma will need to be stretched in theatre under a general anaesthetic. Do not wait until you cannot pass the catheter at all, as this will make the need for the stretch using anaesthetic more likely. راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] Two other pr, ...ادامه مطلب
Before surgery You may be admitted to hospital a day or two before surgery, this is to make sure you are well enough راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] to have the operation. Sometimes it is necessary to empty the bowel and make sure it is clean before the راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] operation takes place, especially if you are having your bladder made bigger. It is cleaned by changing what you eat and giving you medicine to empty the bowel (see راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] bowel preparation leaflet). After surgery You will not be able to eat and drink straight away but you should be eating your normal food after a few days. Your stay in hospital will usually be for three to five days. After the operation a catheter will stay in the bladder through the stoma for four to six weeks. راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] A bag will be attached to the catheter,igor mitrofanoff 2013 ...ادامه مطلب
The Mitrofanoff procedure This operation is for patients who have a problem emptying their bladder (going for a wee). Your surgeon has suggested that a Mitrofanoff procedure may be a suitable treatment option for you. This راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] leaflet will explain the surgical details of the procedure, how it works and how to care for a person with a Mitrofanoff. The surgical procedure To create a Mitrofanoff channel and stoma you will need an operation using a راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] general anaesthetic (medicine given to make you go to sleep). The surgeon will remove your appendix from its normal position and tunnel one end into your bladder and connect the other end to the wall of your abdomen (tummy), making a small opening called a Mitrofanoff stoma. (If your appendix is missing, a tiny راه ارتباطی با ما : [email protected] segment of small bowel can be used.) T, ...ادامه مطلب