[Patient rehabilitation following cystectomy for cancer]. / Reabilitatsiia bol'nykh posle tsistéktomii po povodu raka.

In 171 out of 251 cancer patients subjected to cystectomy, the bladder was replaced for isolated intestinal segment followed by recovery of transurethral urination. This recovery produced a favorable effect on physical, psychological and social, occupational status of the patients. Two-stage technique of establishing reservoir for the urine with renewal of transurethral urination is detailed. Normalization of the function of the kidneys and upper urinary tracts, prevention or early treatment of complications, natural transurethral urination should be considered criteria for rehabilitation of postcystectomy cancer patients.