ureteroproctostomy

English

Etymology

From uretero- +‎ procto- +‎ -stomy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /jʊˌriːtəroʊˌprɑktəˈstɑmi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /jʊˌriːtərəʊˌprɒktəˈstɒmi/

Noun

ureteroproctostomy (countable and uncountable, plural ureteroproctostomies)

1. (medicine) A form of urinary diversion involving the creation of an anastomosis between a ureter and the rectum.
   • 1954 February 15, Oswald S. Lowsley, Thomas H. Johnson, Antonio E. Rueda, “Operation for Urinary Diversion”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 89:

     The ureteral catheters are passed through the holes and down toward the anus. Mucosa-to-mucosa ureteroproctostomies are made over the catheters with atraumatic chromic catgut. The catheters insure patency, prevent reflux, and temporarily divert urine from the suture line.