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ureteroproctostomies

ureteroproctostomies is the plural of ureteroproctostomy.

Meaning of ureteroproctostomy

Noun

ureteroproctostomy (usually uncountable, plural ureteroproctostomies)

  1. (usually) A form of urinary diversion involving the creation of an anastomosis between a ureter and the rectum.
    • The ureteral catheters are passed through the holes and down toward the anus. Mucosa-to-mucosa ureteroproctostomies are made over the catheters with atraumatic chromic catgut. The catheters insure patency, prevent reflux, and temporarily divert urine from the suture line.1954 February 15, Oswald S. Lowsley, Thomas H. Johnson, Antonio E. Rueda, “Operation for Urinary Diversion”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications...

Questions about ureteroproctostomies

What is ureteroproctostomies the plural of?
Ureteroproctostomies is the plural of ureteroproctostomy.

Words near ureteroproctostomies in the dictionary

  1. ureteronephrectomies
  2. ureteronephrectomy
  3. ureteropathies
  4. ureteropathy
  5. ureteropelvic
  6. ureteroproctostomies
  7. ureteroproctostomy
  8. ureteropyelography
  9. ureteropyeloscopic
  10. ureteropyeloscopies
  11. ureteropyeloscopy

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