A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the abdominal wall, called a stoma, to reroute urine flow. A stoma may be necessary when the bladder is diseased or does not ...

A continent urostomy is a type of urinary diversion surgery that may be recommended in cases where your bladder isn’t functioning normally due to injury or disease. Unlike other types of urostomies, ...

Purpose. The postsurgical use of N-acetylcysteine, octreotide, and other agents to reduce mucus accumulation after urinary diversion procedures is described. Conclusion. Various agents evaluated for ...

The field of continent catheterisable channels and urinary diversion techniques has evolved considerably over recent decades. These techniques, which facilitate bladder drainage through a surgically ...

Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in patients with high-risk UTUC. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does ...

A urostomy is an abdominal wall opening that allows urine to leave the body through a stoma. A nephrostomy is a temporary tube to drain urine directly from one or both kidneys. A urostomy takes the ...

A patient at the end of life is no longer able to self catheterize with a continent urinary diversion (i.e., Indiana Pouch Reservoir). No reliable caregivers are available. Can the catheter be left in ...