Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
urinary diversion
[ yoo r-uh-ner-ee dih-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn, dahy- ]
Subclass of:
Urologic Surgical Procedures
Definitions related to urinary diversion:
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A surgical procedure to make a new way for urine to leave the body. It may involve redirecting urine into the colon, using catheters to drain the bladder, or making an opening in the abdomen and collecting urine in a bag outside the body.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgical diversion of the urine flow following cystectomy or in patients with a non-functioning bladder.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Temporary or permanent diversion of the flow of urine through the ureter away from the URINARY BLADDER in the presence of a bladder disease or after cystectomy. There is a variety of techniques: direct anastomosis of ureter and bowel, cutaneous ureterostomy, ileal, jejunal or colon conduit, ureterosigmoidostomy, etc. (From Campbell's Urology, 6th ed, p2654)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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