Radical Removal of the Bladder and Fashioning of an Ileal Conduit
Male
The Procedure
This procedure is also known as radical cystoprostatectomy and formation of ileal conduit. It involves removal of the entire bladder, the prostate, the seminal vesicles (sperm sacs) and pelvic lymph nodes with permanent diversion of urine to the abdominal skin using an isolated loop of bowel as a stoma
A full general anaesthetic will be used and you will be asleep throughout the procedure. In some patients, the anaesthetist may also use an epidural anaesthetic to minimise post-operative pain.

In the operation, the bladder, the prostate, the seminal vesicles (sperm sacs) and, if necessary, the urethra (water pipe) are removed. Almost invariably, the nerves which control erections are damaged as they run very close to the prostate; sometimes it is possible to preserve these nerves and this may be discussed with you beforehand.
The ureters (the tubes which drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder) are then sewn to an isolated segment of small bowel which is positioned on the surface of the abdomen as an opening called a urostomy or stoma. The ends of the small bowel, from which the conduit is isolated, are then joined together again.