Mitrofanoff procedure

noun

A surgical procedure that creates a catheterizable channel between the bladder and the abdominal wall, allowing bladder drainage through a continent stoma.

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Meanings

nounMitrofanoff procedure (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA surgical procedure that creates a catheterizable channel between the bladder and the abdominal wall, allowing bladder drainage through a continent stoma.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
appendicovesicostomy

Origin

After creator Paul Mitrofanoff.

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Mitrofanoff procedure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mitrofanoff%20procedure

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