Urostomy

A urostomy is a stoma(artificial opening) for the urinary system. A urostomy is made in cases where long-term drainage of urinethrough the bladderand urethrais not possible, e.g. after extensive surgery or in case of obstruction.

A "continent urostomy" is an artificial bladder formed out of a segment small bowel. This is fashioned into a pouch, which can be emptied intermittently with a catheter. It avoids the need for a stoma bag on the urostomy.

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