Artwork of a urostomy, a surgical procedure on the urinary system in which the bladder is removed and/or urine is diverted through a stoma (urostomy o

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Artwork of a urostomy, a surgical procedure on the urinary system in which the bladder is removed and/or urine is diverted through a stoma (urostomy opening) in the abdominal wall. Here, the two ureters from the kidneys (at top) have been surgically joined to a piece of small bowel (forming a pouch) after the bladder was removed and a stoma made through which urine is passed.

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Size: 4880px × 3614px
Photo credit: © PETER GARDINER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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