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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)
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- Diversion, Urinary
- Diversions, Urinary
- Urinary Diversions
- Ileal Conduit
- Conduit, Ileal
- Conduits, Ileal
- Ileal Conduits
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; if specifics not available, coordinate with organ /surg
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- National Library of Medicine. Urinary Diversion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014547. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014547
- Urinary Diversion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_diversion
- Urinary Diversion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7900621