A port placement is performed under a local or a general anesthesia. It usually takes less than one hour. A small incision is made at the planned site for the port and a pocket for the port is made. The vein is accessed and the port tubing is threaded into position and checked with fluoroscopy.
Definition of conduit. 1 : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed a conduit for rainwater. 2 archaic : fountain. 3 : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables.
An ileal conduit is a small urine reservoir that is surgically created from a small segment of bowel. Both techniques are forms of reconstructive surgery to replace the bladder or bypass obstructions or disease in the bladder so that urine can pass out of the body.