
Urinary diversion is a general term applied when the bladder is removed or the normal urinary structures are being bypassed. A surgical opening that creates a stoma is made in the urinary system to move urine flow away from the bladder. There are several surgical procedures to divert urine including the ileal conduit, ureterostomy (stoma created using a ureter), and continent urostomy (internal pouch).
Indications:
- cancer
- congenital malformation
- paralysis
- ureteral stricture
- chronic urinary tract
- infectious spina bifida
- trauma
- neurogenic bladder