In urology, the Mitrofanoff principle is the creation of a passageway for urine or enema fluid that, by its (surgical) construction, has a valve mechanism to allow continence.
Procedures which make use of the Mitrofanoff principle: Mitrofanoff procedure Malone antegrade continence enema Monti procedure
Eponym It is named after the French urologist (Mitrofanoff) who popularized it.
References
External links Mitrofanoff principle - biology-online.com. Mitrofanoff principle - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.