A Comparison of the Bricker Versus Wallace Ureteroileal Anastomosis in Patients Undergoing Urinary Diversion for Bladder Cancer

Abstract

Both the Bricker and the Wallace anastomoses provide acceptably low stricture rates in a single surgeon case series. Indeed, the Wallace anastomosis had no strictures in this series. The Bricker group had a higher body mass index which was likely due to the often disparate ureteral lengths in obese patients after retrosigmoidal tunneling, which would have affected the choice of technique.