A 33-year-old member asked:
What is bladder bypass surgery? when does someone need it?
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Dr. Dimitri Novitzkyanswered
Thoracic Surgery 54 years experience
Urinary diversion: The urinary tract diversion, rather than the bypass surgery is performed whenever the urinary bladder has been completely removed.
Usually a new bladder is performed using ileum or colon, and separated from the origin, as a single loop which is attached to the abdominal wall and the skin. the ureters are connected to the new bladder, and now the flow has a different rout.
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Last updated Nov 14, 2018
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