Urinary diversion surgery is used after a bladder removal. It creates a new way for urine to leave your body after your bladder is removed. Learn about the three types.

A continent urinary diversion is a way to pass urine after you have surgery to remove your bladder (cystectomy). Your surgeon makes a new internal pouch from a section of your bowel. The pouch stores ...

Stoma-associated problems: the important role of the specialist nurse. A McGrath British Journal of Nursing, 2017. Volume 26, Number 5, Pages 30 - 31. Sexual Problems of Patients with Urostomy: A ...

Commonly used to treat bladder cancer, cystectomy can reroute urine through a small hole in your belly (stoma). Urinary diversion makes a new channel or pouch from your bowels for pee to exit your ...

A random urinary sodium concentration of <10 mM is a good indicator of sodium depletion. In general, a stomal output >2 l/day is likely to result in dehydration, and sodium and magnesium depletion.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend had a stoma created after years of managing Crohn’s disease. She recently had surgery to repair a hernia. What is a stoma, and are these types of hernias common? What ...

You can get a urinary tract infection (UTI) by being sexually active, holding your pee, or wiping from front to back. A UTI is an infection of the bladder, kidneys, ureters, or urethra. The main ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a type of infection common among older people. If a person with a memory impairment or dementia has a UTI, this can cause sudden and severe confusion known as ...