Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

urinary diversion

Synonyms
Definitions

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) [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID1777

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) [MeSH]

label

RID1777

Preferred_name

urinary diversion

Preferred_name_German

Harnableitung

prefixIRI

RID1777

UMLS_ID

C0042020

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID7469

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