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Just what is a BCIR anyway?

April 26, 2017bcir

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Just what is a BCIR anyway?

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A BCIR, (Barnett Continent Intestinal Reservoir) is an intra-abdominal continent pouch – all constructed from your small intestine. Also, you will have a very small skin-flush stoma on your lower right abdomen. No external appliance is necessary. The late Dr. William O. Barnett devised the BCIR in 1979 based on the Kock pouch. (You can learn more about the BCIR on the ‘How It Works’ page.