Fig. 5.
Surgical procedures for the construction of Xing’s neobladder. a A 60-cm ileum from approximately 25 cm proximal to the ileum was taken, and 10 cm of proximal ileum was excised. b The excised proximal 10 cm of ileum was flipped to the right and anastomosed to the distal bowel, leaving a segment of bowel of equal distance distally and to the left to complete the bilateral pass to the isoperistaltic limb, and the remaining bowel in the center was broken off and detubulated. c, d The anterior and posterior walls of the neobladder were sutured, and the ureter was anastomosed.