A nephrostomy is an opening between the kidney and the skin. A nephrostomy tube is a thin plastic tube that is passed from the back, through the skin and then through the kidney, to the point where the urine collects. Its job is to temporarily drain the urine that is blocked
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A ureterostomy is a procedure that changes the path urine takes when exiting the body. After the surgery, urine leaves the body through a stoma (a surgically created opening) and is collected in a pouch worn outside the body.
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A vesicostomy is a procedure in which a small opening is made in the lower abdomen (usually just below the belly button) to allow urine to drain out from a child's bladder. This usually is done when an infant or young child has problems emptying their bladder
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