- ureterosigmoid anastomosis
- surgical implantation of the ureter into the sigmoid colon; this was one of the earliest types of continent urinary diversion. Called also ureterosigmoidostomy.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ureterosigmoid anastomosis
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ureterosigmoid — Relating to the ureter and the sigmoid colon, especially to an anastomosis between the two … Medical dictionary
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