[Ileal autoplasty of a sclerotic urinary bladder in the presence of a traumatic spinal cord lesion].

The authors elaborated an operation--enterocystoplasty combined with direct and transcutaneous electric stimulation of the artificial urinary bladder in its sclerosis (contracted urinary bladder) in patients with affection of the spinal cord. The results of 21 operations with follow-up periods of 9 years are discussed. Three patients died. The results in the remaining patients were good: the act of urination was restored, the urge to urinate reappeared, and the ability to hold the urine was restored. The restoration of the act of urination was conducive to preservation of the renal function and made it possible to change the patients to a vertical position and develop the habit of walking.