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Urinary Diversion

Medical Definition:	Temporary or permanent diversion of the flow of urine through the ureter away from the 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)
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; note specifics in tree; if not in tree, coord IM with organ /surg (NIM); TN 189: do not coord with URETER; Manual 26.17.1; do not use /util except by MeSH defintion
Also Called:	Ileal Conduit

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