Noncontinent diversion (ileal conduit) after cystectomy
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Noncontinent diversion (ileal conduit) after cystectomy
After surgery to remove your bladder (radical cystectomy), a new system is developed to store and pass urine. Your surgeon may create a noncontinent diversion (also called an ileal conduit) in which a segment of your intestine is removed and transformed into a urinary channel, or conduit. The conduit connects on one end to your ureters and on the other end to a new surgically created opening (stoma) in the wall of your abdomen. This procedure is called a urostomy.
After a urostomy, the urine passes from the ureters through the conduit and out the opening into a plastic bag that is attached to your skin. You will empty the bag 3 or 4 times a day, and a larger bag that allows for longer storage can be worn overnight.
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| Author | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology |
| Last Updated | May 25, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 25, 2007 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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