Studio delle alterazioni metaboliche dei pazienti sottoposti a neovescica ortotopica di sostituzione e reservoir urinario

Abstract

Urine exposed to intestinal mucosa changes its composition, as some substances are absorbed and others are secreted. Metabolic effects in 57 patients who underwent bladder substitution, augmentation cystoplasty or continent reservoir, were reviewed in our institute. Hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis was the most common effect. Even if the consequences are often limited by the body's compensatory response, the risk of long-term complications is always present and a close metabolic follow-up is mandatory.