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Adam,
My father now 71 was diagnosed with bladder cancer some 6-7 years ago and went the neobladder way. He had his bladder removed and a bladder made from intestine pieces. Now the cancer is 100% gone and he is as active as ever, playing golf on a semi-daily basis, taking his granchildren to the park, playing bridge and so on.
The downside of the neobladder is that the patient loses control over the bladder muscles and managing the needs to go to the toilet are somewhat challenging. My father now carries an adult diaper when he is not going to be near a toilet for some time (i.e. in the middle of a golf round).
His doctor offered him the possibility of installing a valve to mechanicaly control urine flow but he chose not to have it done as he felt that his lifestyle was not significantly affected and did not want another surgery.
When chosing his options my facher shopped around until he found the best doctor available, even going outside his medical insurance and social security. In retrospective the procedure was 100% successful.
I do not have much more information about the procedure but I do not feel it to be experimental.
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