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Indiana pouch. An Indiana pouch is a surgically-created urinary diversion used to create a way for the body to store and eliminate urine for patients who have had their urinary bladders removed as a result of bladder cancer, pelvic exenteration, bladder exstrophy or who are not continent due to a congenital, neurogenic bladder. This particular urinary diversion results in a continent reservoir that the patient must catheterize to empty urine. This concept and technique was developed by Drs. Mike Mitchell, Rand
If you are thinking of having a cystectomy, I hope this eases some of your fears. As you can see, it's pretty easy to void the pouch and my stoma is very small and cooperative with me. Information about Indiana Pouches: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_... Information about cystectomies: http://www.mayoclinic.org/cystectomy/... An Indiana Pouch is an internal pouch made of large intestine that replaced a bladder that has had to be removed due to Interstitial Cystitis, Cancer, etc. A stoma made of small intestine is a port that connects the pouch to the outside of the abdomen. The stoma is cathed to empty urine from the pouch.