Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The establishment of a permanent opening into the urethra through the parineum.
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- noun surgery A procedure that creates a permanent
opening in theurethra , typically to removeobstructions to the flow ofurine .
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Treatment: do rectal exam to check bladder − Surgery: urethrostomy is performed: penis exteriorized dorsal to scrotum, cut off, and urethra is splayed out to form a drain board, and sutured in place to skin.
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Complications included 1 urethrostomy stenosis and 1 urinary tract infection.
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It can be the most severe form of anterior urethral stricture and may eventually require salvage treatment such as a perineal urethrostomy.
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Dusty had the surgical procedure, called a perineal urethrostomy, performed.
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Vulvovaginectomy perineal urethrostomy neoplasms vulva vagina
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