Urinary diversion procedures are performed to redirect urine flow from the bladder to a new exit site, often due to conditions like bladder cancer or pelvic malignancies. There are two main types: cutaneous urinary diversion, where urine drains through a stoma in the skin, and continent urinary diversion, which uses a segment of intestine to create a reservoir. Complications can arise from these complex procedures, necessitating careful post-operative monitoring and nursing management.

1. URINARY DIVERSION

2. Urinary diversion

3. Overview
Urinary diversion procedures are performed to divert
urine from the bladder to a new exit site, usually
through a surgically created opening (stoma) in the
skin.
These procedures are primarily performed when a
bladder tumor necessitates removal of the entire
bladder (cystectomy).

4. Urinary diversion has also been used in managing pelvic
malignancy, birth defects, strictures, trauma to ureters
and urethra, neurogenic bladder, chronic infection
causing severe ureteral and renal damage, and intractable
interstitial cystitis and as a last resort in managing
incontinence.

5. Indications of urinary diversion
1. Cancer or tumor of the urinary bladder, less frequently,
a benign condition
2. Management of pelvic malignancy
3. Birth defects
4. Strictures
5. Trauma to the ureters and urethra
6. Neurogenic bladder
7. Chronic inflammatory conditions causing severe
ureteral and renal damage

6. Complication of urinary diversion
• Numerous surgical procedures have been developed
for urinary diversion.
• All types of procedures have variety of complications
because urinary diversion procedures are complex,
early and late post- surgical complications frequently
occur.

7. Possible complications including...
1. Alterations in bowel motility
2.Anastomotic leaks
3. Fluid collections ( abscess, urinoma,lymphocele
and hematoma)
4.Fistulas
5.Peristomal herniation
6.Ureteral strictures
7.Renal calculi and tumor reoccurrence

8. Types of urinary diversion
• There are two categories of urinary diversion:
1. Cutaneous urinary diversion : in which urine
drains through an opening created in the abdominal
wall and skin.
2. Continent urinary diversion : in which a portion
of the intestine is used to create a new reservoir for
urine.

9. Types of urinary diversion
1. CUTANEOUSURINARY DIVERSION
A) ileal conduit (ileal loop)
B) Cutaneous ureterostomy
2. CONTINENTURINARY DIVERSION
A) Continent ileal urinary diversion ( Formerly
know as “ Indiana pouch)
B) Ureterosigmoidostomy

10. Cutaneous urinary diversion
1. ileal conduit ( ileal loop)
• This method of urinary diversion is the oldest and
most common of the UD because of the low number
of complications and surgeon’s familiarity with the
procedure.
• in an ileal conduit, the urine is diverted by
implanting, the ureters into a 12-cm loop of ileum
that is led out through the abdominal wall.

11. ileal conduit ( ileal loop)
• Stents, usually made of thin pliable tubing, are
placed in the ureters to prevent occlusion secondary
to post-surgical edema.
• The bilateral ureteral stents allow urine to drain
from the kidney to the stoma and provide a method
for accurate monitoring of urine output.

12. • After surgical procedure, a skin barrier and a
transparent, disposable urinary drainage bag are
applied around the conduit and connected to
drainage.
• The clear bag allows the stoma to be inspected and
the patency of the stent and urine output to be
monitored.

13. Common complications
Wound infection or wound dehiscence
Urinary leakage
Ureteral obstruction or blockage
Hyperchloremic acidosis
Small intestine obstruction
Gangrene of the stoma
Renal calculi and pyelonephritis
Renal deterioration due to chronic reflux

14. Nursing management
• Throughout the patient’s hospitalization, the nurse
monitors closely for complications, reports signs and
symptoms of them promptly, and intervenes quickly to
prevent their progression.
• The nursing management including in the post
operative period monitor urine out put ever hour.
• Monitor closely for complications.
• Practice hand hygiene and aseptic technique during
care of the patient.

15. • Providing stoma and skin care
• Testing urine and caring for the ostomy
• Encouraging fluids an reliving anxiety
• Prevention of infection and complications
• Patient teaching

16. Cutaneous ureterostomy
• A cutaneous ureterostomy in which the ureters are
directed through the abdominal wall and attached
to an opening in the skin, is used for selected
patients with ureteral obstruction.
• Because it requires less extensive surgery than
other types of urinary diversion.

17. • CONTINENTURINARY
DIVERSION

18. Continent ileal urinary reservoir (
Indiana pouch)
 The most common CUD is the
Indiana pouch, created for the
patient who’s bladder is
removed or no longer
functions.
 The Indiana pouch uses a
segment if the ileum and
cecum to from the reservoir
for urine.

19. What is temporary urinary diversion?
• Temporary urinary diversion reroutes the
flow of urine for several days or weeks.
• Temporary urinary diversions drain urine
until the cause of blockage is treated or
after urinary tract surgery.
• This type of urinary diversion includes a
nephrostomy and urinary catheterization.

20. What is permanent urinary diversion?
• Permanent urinary diversion requires
surgery to reroute urine flow to an
external pouch through an opening in
the wall of the abdomen, called a stoma,
or to a surgically created internal
reservoir.