Editing Intestinal Segments and Urinary Diversion (section)

=== Rationale for Bowel Preparation ===
*Solid feces may place strain on the anastomosis in the early phase of healing and result in ischemia with subsequent perforation
*In experimental animals, an anastomosis with vascular compromise at the anastomotic line, which would normally result in perforation, heals if the bowel has been properly prepared with antibiotics
*Infectious complications after radical cystectomy that are a direct result of fecal contamination include 
**Peritonitis
**Intra-abdominal abscesses
**Wound dehiscence
**Anastomotic dehiscence
**Systemic sepsis