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/jʊˌriːtəroʊˌprɑktəˈstɑmi/ · noun
(medicine) A form of urinary diversion involving the creation of an anastomosis between a ureter and the rectum..
The ureteral catheters are passed through the holes and down toward the anus. Mucosa-to-mucosa ureteroproctostomies are made over the catheters with atraumatic chromic catgut. The catheters insure patency, prevent reflux, and temporarily divert urine from the suture line.
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Ureteroproctostomy means (medicine) A form of urinary diversion involving the creation of an anastomosis between a ureter and the rectum..
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The ureteral catheters are passed through the holes and down toward the anus. Mucosa-to-mucosa ureteroproctostomies are made over the catheters with atraumatic chromic catgut. The catheters insure patency, prevent reflux, and temporarily divert urine from the suture line.
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