Clean Intermittent Catheterisation via a Mitrofanoff Is Superior to Long Term Suprapubic Catheters for Bladder Drainage

Some children require long-term drainage of the bladder but do not tolerate clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC) urethrally. We aimed to compare long term suprapubic catheter (SPC) drainage vs Mitrofanoff conduit (allowing CIC) by comparing the survival of the drainage methods and rates of urinary tract infection (UTI). Retrospective review of a single surgeon's experience (2007–2023). Data collection included diagnosis, age at procedures, date of surgery, date of most recent follow-up and date and reason for unplanned surgery. For SPCs, initial insertion of SPC and then conversion to a Foley catheter under GA was taken as normal (event free survival) and only further operations were counted as complication events. For Mitrofanoffs, any subsequent operation was counted as a complication. Data were given as a number (%) or median (interquartile range) as appropriate. Data analysed by Fisher exact and Mann–Whitney U-test. Kaplan Meier (KM) survival of drainage routes was compared, P