Mitrofanoff principle
{{Short description|Technique to allow passage of urine}}
In urology, the Mitrofanoff principle is the creation of a passageway for urine or enema fluid that, by its (surgical) construction, has a valve mechanism to allow continence.{{cite journal |vauthors=Shah TP, Vishana K, Ranka P, Shah H, Choudhary R |title=Mitrofanoff procedure: A versatile method of continent catheterisable urinary diversion |journal= Indian Journal of Urology|volume=19 |issue= 1|pages=4–8 |year=2002 |url=http://www.indianjurol.com/text.asp?2002/19/1/4/21073}}
Procedures which make use of the Mitrofanoff principle:
Eponym
It is named after the French urologist (Mitrofanoff) who popularized it.{{cite journal |author=Mitrofanoff P |title=[Trans-appendicular continent cystostomy in the management of the neurogenic bladder] |language=fr |journal= Chirurgie Pédiatrique|volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=297–305 |year=1980 |pmid=7408090 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Mitrofanoff_principle Mitrofanoff principle] - biology-online.com.
- [http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Mitrofanoff+principle Mitrofanoff principle] - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.
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