Ileal conduit urinary diversion

An ileal conduit urinary diversion is a surgically-created urinarydiversion used to create a way for the body to store and eliminate urinefor patients who have had their urinary bladdersremoved as a result of bladder canceror pelvic exenteration.

To create an ileal conduit, the uretersare surgically unattached from the bladder and made to drain into a detached section of ileum(a part of the small intestine). The end of the ileum is then brought out through an opening (a stoma) in the abdominal wall. The urine is collected through a bag that attaches on the outside of the body over the stoma. The bag must be periodically emptied of urine.

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