Vesicostomy
vesicostomy ves·i·cos·to·my (věs’ĭ-kŏs’tə-mē)
n.
Surgical creation of a stoma between the anterior bladder wall and the skin of the lower abdomen, for temporary or permanent lower urinary tract diversion.
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