abstract:A urostomy is a stoma (artificial opening) for the urinary system. A urostomy is made to avail for urinary diversion in cases where drainage of urine through the bladder and urethra is not possible, e.
By now, you have probably read the horror stories about the cancer survivor who was told to remove her prosthetic breast, the gentleman with the urostomy bag whose TSA screening left him soaked in his own urine, or the woman whose child was taken by the TSA for additional screening.