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Learn MoreIt’s helpful to know some key facts about your urinary system and your urostomy before surgery. Get up to speed so you’re well-informed about your procedure.
If you are about to have urostomy surgery, you might have some questions. Below is some essential information about your urinary system, as well as some basic facts about your urostomy procedure.
Facts about your urinary system
The human urinary system begins with the kidneys. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located just above the waistline toward the back. Urine or liquid waste flows from the kidneys through two narrow tubes, called ureters, and collects in the bladder.
The flow of urine from the kidney into the bladder is fairly constant. A sphincter muscle allows the bladder to store urine until it is convenient to empty the bladder, or urinate. When a person urinates, the sphincter muscle relaxes, allowing urine to flow out of the body through a narrow tube called the urethra.
What’s a urostomy?
A urostomy is a surgically-created opening designed to drain urine. It is also sometimes referred to as an ileal conduit stoma or a urinary diversion. Here are a few facts you should know:
Type of urostomies
Your surgeon may select one of several methods to create the urostomy. The most common method is called an ileal conduit. Here are the basics of this procedure:
Another type of urinary diversion is called a colon conduit, which is similar to an ileal conduit with one major difference. To construct a colon conduit, the surgeon uses a short segment of the large intestine instead of the small intestine. The open end of the conduit is passed through the abdominal wall, creating the stoma opening.
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