Background and Objectives: The study aimed to report on pouch ruptures in 5 patients with ileocecal reservoirs for continent cutaneous urinary diversion. Patients and Methods: Five male patients aged 48-89 were referred to our department between 2000 and 2016 with a ruptured ileocecal pouch 16-175 months postoperatively. Results: With an incidence of 0.95% in our series (5 ruptures in 529 pouch patients out of a pool of 1,182 radical cystectomies) a rupture of the ileocecal pouch is a rare but severe complication. In all the cases, the rupture was supported by the over-distension of the reservoir, while a traumatic self-catheterization was reported in 2 patients. The rupture occurred on the right lateral wall of the ileocecal pouch in 4 out of 5 cases and led to acute abdominal pain and inflammation. Pouchography was performed in all the patients and revealed a leakage in 4 of them. The rupture was verified intraoperatively in 1 patient. Open surgical exploration, drainage and repair were successfully performed in all 5 cases. Conclusions: Early diagnosis and immediate intervention are mandatory in the cases of pouch rupture to manage this severe complication, which is often related to reduction in patient compliance. Consequently, it is essential to raise awareness of this potentially life-threatening complication in patients with ileocecal pouches.

Keywords:
Rupture, Perforation, Urinary diversion, Continent cutaneous urinary diversion, Ileocecal pouch, Pouch, Mainz pouch
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