(1) General Surgery, L & D Hospital, Lewsey Road, Luton., LU 4 0ET, UK;(2) General Surgery, Mullingar General Hospital, West Meath Co, Ireland;(3) Colorectal Surgery, Queens Hospital Burton, UK
Abstract:
Background
The association of ureterosigmoidostomy with colonic cancer is well established. A 100-fold increased risk of malignancy has been proposed in association with ureterosigmoidostomy. Characteristically there is a latent period of around 20–30 years before the occurrence of cancer.
