Urostomy
A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates a stoma (artificial opening) for the urinary system. A urostomy is made to avail for urinary diversion in cases where drainage of urine through the bladder and urethra is not possible, e.g. after extensive surgery or in case of obstruction.
| Urostomy | |
|---|---|
Diagram showing how a urostomy is made using an ileal conduit technique | |
| Specialty | urology |
| MeSH | D014547 |
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