A vesicostomy is surgery to make an opening for urine to travel from the bladder out of the body. This opening is called a stoma. It's made through the skin on the belly. It looks like a small, narrow slit in the skin below the belly button.
This kind of surgery is done when a child has a problem draining urine from the bladder in the usual way. The doctor makes a stoma so urine can leave the body. This new way of passing urine is usually temporary. Your doctor will talk to you about how long your child will need it.
Your child will be asleep during the surgery. The doctor makes a cut in your child's lower belly and in the bladder. The cuts are called incisions. The doctor then attaches a small part of the bladder wall to an opening in the skin of the lower belly. After that, urine can leave the body through the stoma.
Most children go home 1 or 2 days after surgery. Your child will probably be able to go back to school or day care in about 1 week.
After surgery, urine should flow freely from the stoma. This will not hurt or be uncomfortable for your child. Your child will need to wear a diaper that covers the stoma. Your doctor or nurse will teach you how to care for your child's stoma.
Surgery can be stressful for both your child and you. This information will help you understand what you can expect. And it will help you safely prepare for your child's surgery.
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Vesicostomy is surgery to make an opening through the skin on the belly to the bladder so that urine can drain out of the body. This surgery is done when a problem prevents urine from draining out of the bladder. A vesicostomy usually is temporary. Your doctor will talk to you about how long your child will need it.
Your child may be more tired than usual for several days. Your child's belly may be sore where the doctor made the opening (stoma) between the bladder and the belly. The soreness usually goes away in a few days.
Most children can go back to school or day care in about 1 week.
Your child will need to wear a diaper that covers the stoma to absorb the urine. Your doctor or a nurse who specializes in taking care of stomas will teach you how to care for your child's stoma.
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