Urostomy
Current as of: December 19, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS – Urology
A urostomy is an opening in the abdomen created by a surgical procedure (a radical cystectomy) that allows urine to flow to the outside of the body where it can be collected into a bag. It is done when the bladder is either not functioning or has to be removed. Common reasons for a urostomy include having bladder…