urethrostomy

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urethrostomy

 [u″rĕ-thros´tah-me]
creation of a permanent opening for the urethra in the perineum.
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u·re·thros·to·my

(yū'rĕ-thros'tŏ-mē),
Surgical formation of a permanent opening between the urethra and the skin.
[urethro- + G. stoma, mouth]
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urethrostomy

(yo͝or′ə-thrŏs′tə-mē)
n.
1. Surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the urethra.
2. The opening created by such a procedure.
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However, some cases of distal urethra obstruction can not be treated using this procedure; in those cases, other techniques such as prepubic urethrostomy (PPU) or subpubic urethrostomy (BAINES et al., 2001) are indicated.
Complications observed in the present study are well documented in conventional prepubic urethrostomy techniques (MCLAREN, 1988; LEON et al., 1997; BAINES et al., 2001; BERNADE & VIGUIER, 2004; BASS et al., 2005; ADDISON et al., 2013).
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