International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
D-xylose absorption after urinary orthotopic bladder replacement: colon neobladder compared with ileal neobladder.
To evaluate the digestive and absorptive status using the D-xylose test in patients who underwent radical cystectomy and orthotopic bladder replacement either by colon or ileal segment. ⋯ Despite acceptable nutritional status, intestinal malabsorption might be present in patients with ileal neobladder, as indicated by the plasma levels of D-xylose, while the colon neobladder group showed no significant differences compared with normal controls. Therefore, absorptive and metabolic status should be carefully monitored after ileal neobladder creation.