Which description best characterizes how drainage occurs in a Continent Urinary Reservoir?

Which description best characterizes how drainage occurs in a Continent Urinary Reservoir?

• A. Urine drains into stoma bag
• B. Urine drains from ureters into ileal pouch
• C. Patient inserts a catheter into the stoma to drain urine through the valve
• D. Urine is passed via the urethra

Answer: (C)

Continent urinary reservoirs store urine in a surgically created pouch and provide a catheterizable channel that opens at a stoma with a continent valve. The key feature is controlled drainage: the patient empties the reservoir by inserting a catheter through the stoma and valve to drain the urine at intervals. Urine does not continuously drain into a bag, and it is not drained via the urethra in this setup. The stoma access point is specifically for intermittent catheterization, enabling storage and planned emptying.

Continent urinary reservoirs store urine in a surgically created pouch and provide a catheterizable channel that opens at a stoma with a continent valve. The key feature is controlled drainage: the patient empties the reservoir by inserting a catheter through the stoma and valve to drain the urine at intervals. Urine does not continuously drain into a bag, and it is not drained via the urethra in this setup. The stoma access point is specifically for intermittent catheterization, enabling storage and planned emptying.