Suprapubic cystostomy
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title:
Suprapubic cystostomy
text:
A suprapubic cystostomy or suprapubic catheter (SPC) is a surgically created connection between the urinary bladder and the skin used to drain urine from the bladder in individuals with obstruction of normal urinary flow. The connection does not go through the abdominal cavity. Urinary flow may be blocked by swelling of the prostate, traumatic disruption of the urethra, congenital defects of the urinary tract, or by obstructions such as kidney stones passed into the urethra, and cancer. It is al
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description:
Surgical procedure to drain urine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprapubic_cystostomy
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2024-02-27T15:36:55Z
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