Urologic Surgical Procedures
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Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male genitalia, UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE is available. |
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GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE is also available; DF: UROL SURG PROCEDURES |
Urologic Surgical Procedures Categories.
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Cystectomy - Used for excision of the urinary bladder. |
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Nephrectomy - Excision of a kidney. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
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Urinary Diversion - Temporary or permanent diversion of the flow of urine through the ureter away from the bladder in the presence of a bladder disease or after cystectomy. There is a variety of techniques: direct anastomosis of ureter and bowel, cutaneous ureterostomy, ileal, jejunal or colon conduit, ureterosigmoidostomy, etc. (From Campbell's Urology, 6th ed, p2654) |
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Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - Surgery performed on the male genitalia. |
Urologic Surgical Procedures Definitions and Terms
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