Kidney Stone Urinary Diversion. Urinary reconstruction and diversion is a surgical method to create a new way to pass urine. Performing a urinary diversion is a precise procedure and its complexity depends on the reasons why it is performed.
The urinary tract consists of two kidneys two ureters a urinary bladder and a urethra. Urolithiasis refers to the presence of calculi anywhere along the course of the urinary tracts for the purpose of the article the terms urolithiasis nephrolithiasis and renal kidney stones are used interchangeably although some authors have slightly varying definitions of each. Ureteric calculi and bladder stones for further discussion of these.
Urolithiasis refers to the presence of calculi anywhere along the course of the urinary tracts for the purpose of the article the terms urolithiasis nephrolithiasis and renal kidney stones are used interchangeably although some authors have slightly varying definitions of each.
Copyright 2017 european association of urology. A urinary diversion may mean a urostomy which requires a pouch to be worn outside the body. Ureteric calculi and bladder stones for further discussion of these. Performing a urinary diversion is a precise procedure and its complexity depends on the reasons why it is performed.