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cystostomy /cys·tos·to·my/ (sis-tos´tah-me) surgical formation of an opening into the bladder.
cystostomy [sistos′təmē] an opening made in the bladder for drainage, usually through a catheter inserted through the abdominal skin. vesicostomy [ves″ĭ-kos´tah-me] surgical creation of an opening into the bladder; called also cystostomy. ![]() A continent vesicostomy. From Polaski and Tatro, 1996. cutaneous vesicostomy surgical anastomosis of the bladder mucosa to an opening in the skin below the umbilicus, creating a stoma for bladder drainage.
cystostomy (sistos´t n creating a surgical opening into the urinary bladder or gallbladder.
cystostomy surgical formation of an opening into the bladder.
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