The Utility of Shanfield Implantation Technique During Creation of Mitrofanoff Procedure in Pediatric Age Group

a stab incision of the bladder wall 1-2 cm above the trigone is deepened down to the mucosa without penetrating it. The prolapsed mucosa is grasped through this window and incised. The spatulated appendix-Mitrofanoff is advanced through the window to the interior of the bladder and its lower lip is anchored to the trigone 1-2 cm distal to the stab wound with an appropriate size (4/0-6/0) vicryle suture using a U-stich. The stitch passes initially through the bladder wall to its interior, looping full thickness through posterior lip of the appendix, then back through the full thickness of the bladder wall to be knotted outside. Supplementary stitches are added externally between the adventitia of the conduit and the detrusor to stabilise the tube-bladder intersection. The detrusorotomy is closed over loosely forming a short subdetrusor tunnel. This technique will be done by open lower midline incision or by laparoscopy using 3 or 4-port access.