Social cause may warrant a urostomy for some people.
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Some people may prefer to have a urostomy done that having to manage a defective bladder. This is because a defective bladder causes incontinence which in turn causes the person to wet clothes. This is a cause of embarrassment for such people in presence of a social gathering and it may also cause several skin problems. Hence, a urostomy may solve the problem of incontinence and skin problems due to wetting of clothes and also guard the person from getting ashamed in front of everyone.
The drawback of urostomy pouches is that they emit foul smell of urine as the bags changs outside the body.
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Urostomy pouches are made not only water proof but also odour-proof. They are manufactured with skin- friendly material that also protects the stoma on the abdomen from any infection or allergy. The pouches are also designed with a no-return valve that prevents the urine collected in the pouch to flow back. The pouch is also provided with a tap that makes emptying it convenient.
What are the two different techniques of urostomy?
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The two techniques of urostomy are ileal conduit and ureterostomy. In ileal conduit a small part of the intestine, the ileum, is cut and connected to the outside of the body and the other end of the cut ileum is connected to the two ureters to collect urine. The opening made on the abdomen where the ileal conduit opens is called stoma which drains the urine into an attached pouch. Ureterostomy is the procedure wherein the two ureters are directly connected to the abdomen and two different stomas are formed to collect the urine.
Which health tests are necessary to get done before the procedure?
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Before the procedure is performed it is important to check the health of the body. The main tests include blood tests, chest X-ray and electrocardiogram. The blood tests examines most of the problems regarding infection, a chest X-ray will determine the health of the lungs so that the person does not smoke before the surgery to avoid complications. An electrocardiogram is necessary to check the health of the heart of the patient before undergoing a surgical procedure in the body.
Incontinence means lack of control to release urine. This happens when there is birth defect in the bladder or if the person develops bladder cancer later in life or gets affected by conditions like Cerebral Palsy, spinal injury or multiple sclerosis. Removal of the bladder will in fact solve the problem of incontinence as the procedure involves connecting the urine carrying tubes, ureters to the outside of the body. This procedure is known as urostomy and is a quite common technique to treat bladder problems.
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