vesicostomy

vesicostomy definition - medical

ves·i·cos·to·my (vĕsˌĭ-kŏsˈtə-mē)

noun
Surgical creation of a stoma between the anterior bladder wall and the skin of the lower abdomen, for temporary or permanent lower urinary tract diversion.

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