[Experience with artificial urine diversion in children by means of an ileum bladder on the basis of 22 cases (author's transl)].

We report on the problem of artificial urine diversion in children on the basis of 22 cases in which we carried out cutaneous uretero-ileostomies according to Bricker. One patient died as a consequence of an pre-existing renal insufficiency. We were able to monitor all other 21 patients subsequently. The patients were questioned on general development and social integration; stoma and the surrounding skin were assessed locally. We examined renal function by means of laboratory parameters and the isotope nephrogram. In summary, it can be said that few problems arise in respect of care and social integration, and that lasting kidney damage can also be reduced by strict monitoring and long-term antibiotic treatment.