Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical film

Objective: Demonstrate surgical steps of ileal ureter creation (IUC) for long-segment ureteral injury. Methods: 79-year-old woman with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer with recurrence to upper vagina who underwent secondary debulking surgery with ureteral transection due to disease involvement and...

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Main Authors: Christine McGough, Maya Fisher, Samuel Lentz, Laurel Berry
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Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
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description Objective: Demonstrate surgical steps of ileal ureter creation (IUC) for long-segment ureteral injury. Methods: 79-year-old woman with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer with recurrence to upper vagina who underwent secondary debulking surgery with ureteral transection due to disease involvement and subsequent placement of percutaneous nephrostomy tube. She responded well to adjuvant chemotherapy and PARP inhibitor maintenance and presented for ureteral reconstruction surgery. Results: This video demonstrates surgical technique for IUC. An isoperistaltic ileal segment is used, ensuring adequate blood supply and tension-free anastomosis. The ureter was spatulated and sutured in full-thickness fashion to a small defect created in the chosen segment of ileum. A double-J ureteral stent was placed into the renal pelvis over a guidewire and a defect was made in bladder dome for ileal ureter implantation. Conclusions: Ileal ureter creation (IUC) was first described in 1906 by Shoemaker and later popularized by Goodwin et al in the 1950 s (Goodwin et al., 1959). IUC has been shown in large case series to have a success rate of 69 to 96 %, however is associated with 29.8 to 42.9 % 30-day postoperative complication rate (Monn et al., 2018; Armatys et al., 2009; Zhong et al., 2019). Approximately 75 % of patients have stable serum creatinine after the procedure, however caution is advised in patients with baseline renal impairment (Armatys et al., 2009). IUC can be technically challenging as it involves a larger surgical field for harvesting a segment of bowel and is typically reserved for long-segment injuries deemed not amenable to alternate surgical methods (Armatys et al., 2009). In one study, overall long-term morbidity approximated 23 % therefore careful patient selection and adequate preoperative counseling is necessary (Armatys et al., 2009).
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spelling doaj-art-e45848d8b3b344b487f58f4f94eb74bf2025-08-20T02:27:35ZengElsevierGynecologic Oncology Reports2352-57892025-04-015810170110.1016/j.gore.2025.101701Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical filmChristine McGough0Maya Fisher1Samuel Lentz2Laurel Berry3Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section on Gynecologic Oncology, Winston-Salem, NC, United States; Corresponding author.Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesWake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section on Gynecologic Oncology, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesWake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section on Gynecologic Oncology, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesObjective: Demonstrate surgical steps of ileal ureter creation (IUC) for long-segment ureteral injury. Methods: 79-year-old woman with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer with recurrence to upper vagina who underwent secondary debulking surgery with ureteral transection due to disease involvement and subsequent placement of percutaneous nephrostomy tube. She responded well to adjuvant chemotherapy and PARP inhibitor maintenance and presented for ureteral reconstruction surgery. Results: This video demonstrates surgical technique for IUC. An isoperistaltic ileal segment is used, ensuring adequate blood supply and tension-free anastomosis. The ureter was spatulated and sutured in full-thickness fashion to a small defect created in the chosen segment of ileum. A double-J ureteral stent was placed into the renal pelvis over a guidewire and a defect was made in bladder dome for ileal ureter implantation. Conclusions: Ileal ureter creation (IUC) was first described in 1906 by Shoemaker and later popularized by Goodwin et al in the 1950 s (Goodwin et al., 1959). IUC has been shown in large case series to have a success rate of 69 to 96 %, however is associated with 29.8 to 42.9 % 30-day postoperative complication rate (Monn et al., 2018; Armatys et al., 2009; Zhong et al., 2019). Approximately 75 % of patients have stable serum creatinine after the procedure, however caution is advised in patients with baseline renal impairment (Armatys et al., 2009). IUC can be technically challenging as it involves a larger surgical field for harvesting a segment of bowel and is typically reserved for long-segment injuries deemed not amenable to alternate surgical methods (Armatys et al., 2009). In one study, overall long-term morbidity approximated 23 % therefore careful patient selection and adequate preoperative counseling is necessary (Armatys et al., 2009).http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578925000268Ileal ureterUreteral reconstructionUreteral injury
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Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Ileal ureter
Ureteral reconstruction
Ureteral injury
title Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical film
title_full Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical film
title_fullStr Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical film
title_full_unstemmed Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical film
title_short Ileal ureter creation for long-segment ureteral injury – A surgical film
title_sort ileal ureter creation for long segment ureteral injury a surgical film
topic Ileal ureter
Ureteral reconstruction
Ureteral injury
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578925000268
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