A surgical procedure to create a stoma (artificial opening) so that urine can pass out of the body through the abdominal wall.
A urostomy may be done if the bladder or urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) need to be bypassed or removed. A special bag (urostomy bag) is attached to the stoma to collect urine.
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