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ileostomy
(redirected from urinary ileostomy)

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ileostomy /il·e·os·to·my/ (il?e-os´tah-me) surgical creation of an opening into the ileum, with a stoma on the abdominal wall.
il·e·os·to·my (l-st-m)
n.
1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum.
2. The opening created by such a surgical procedure.
ileostomy
an artificial opening (stoma) created in the small intestine (ileum) and brought to the surface of the abdomen for the purpose of evacuating feces.
urinary ileostomy
use of a segment of the ileum as a stoma for the diversion of urinary flow from the ureters. See also ileal conduit.
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