Insertion of a catheter into the bladder above the symphysis pubis bone using a surgical incision.
A tube that permits direct urinary drainage from the bladder through the lower abdominal wall, from a surgically fashioned opening located just above the pubic symphysis. Suprapubic urinary diversion is typically (but not exclusively) used as a temporary means of decompressing the bladder when the urethra is obstructed (e.g., in children with congenital deformities of the penis or urethra, or in adults with bladder outlet obstruction). When it is used for this purpose, it is considered a bridge before definitive surgery.