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  1. Urostomy: Purpose, Procedure, Risks & Recovery - Cleveland Clinic

    Apr 30, 2025 · What is a urostomy? A urostomy is a type of ostomy surgery that creates an opening (stoma) in your abdomen for urine (pee). This opening allows urine to leave your body in a different …

  2. Urostomy: Types, surgery, aftercare, and daily living

    Oct 6, 2022 · A urostomy is an opening in the abdominal wall that a surgeon creates during surgery. It allows urine to bypass an injured or impaired bladder and exit the body.

  3. Urostomy Information l United Ostomy Associations of America

    Dec 9, 2025 · Urostomy (Urinary Diversion): A surgically created opening in the abdominal wall through which urine passes. A urostomy may be performed when the bladder is either not functioning or has …

  4. Ostomy & J-Pouch: Urostomy - Mayo Clinic Connect

    One way is with a urostomy (also known as ileal conduit). The surgeon uses a small piece of your intestines to make a passageway which will carry urine from your kidneys to an opening through your …

  5. Urostomies | Urostomy Surgery | American Cancer Society

    Urostomy surgery is needed when the bladder isn’t working well. Learn more here about what it is, what types are available, and how to care for it.

  6. Urostomy: Care Instructions - Kaiser Permanente

    A urostomy is a procedure to create an opening in the belly that allows urine to flow to the outside of the body. It is usually done during a surgery to remove a diseased or damaged bladder.

  7. Urostomy - Wikipedia

    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 …

  8. Urostomy Bag Placement and Upkeep - Verywell Health

    Feb 12, 2025 · 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 …

  9. Urostomy: Types, Care and Complications

    Sep 1, 2023 · A urostomy is a medical procedure that surgically directs urine away from the bladder if the bladder or the urethra (the tube that lets urine leave the body) becomes damaged or diseased.

  10. What Is a Urostomy? | Veterans Affairs

    During the surgery, the surgeon brings part of the urinary tract or some of the digestive tract through the belly (abdominal) wall. A small opening called a stoma is made in the abdomen. This allows pee and …