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- Colostomy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is a colostomy? A colostomy is surgery to create an opening for the colon (large intestine) through the belly (abdomen) A colostomy may be short-term (temporary) or long-term (permanent) It's often done after bowel surgery or injury Most permanent colostomies are end colostomies
- Colostomy: Surgery, Bags and Stoma Care - Mayo Clinic
A colostomy is an opening in the colon that lets stools pass from the body without going through the anus During colostomy surgery, an opening is made in the belly called a stoma
- Colostomy - Wikipedia
A colostomy is an opening (stoma) in the large intestine (colon), or the surgical procedure that creates one The opening is formed by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place
- Colostomy: What It Is, Bags, Surgery, Types Care
What is a colostomy? A colostomy is a surgery that changes the way stool (poop) exits your body During the procedure, a surgeon creates a hole (stoma) in your abdominal (belly) wall They then connect a portion of your colon to it
- About Colostomies - American Cancer Society
A colostomy is an opening (stoma) on your abdomen (belly) that connects your colon (large intestine) to the outside of your body The colostomy allows stool and gas to leave your body when they can’t pass through your anus
- Types of Colostomy Surgery and What to Expect - Verywell Health
Colostomy surgery helps treat conditions like colon cancer and Crohn's disease Colostomy surgery is a surgical procedure to remove part of the colon and create an opening to allow stool to pass out of the body The stool is collected in a colostomy bag, which is worn on the abdomen
- Living With a Colostomy: Types, Uses, Care, and More - WebMD
A colostomy is an opening -- called a stoma -- that connects the colon to the surface of the abdomen This provides a new path for waste material and gas to leave your body
- Colostomy - Penn Medicine
Colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through an opening (stoma) made in the abdominal wall Stools moving through the intestine drain through the stoma into a bag attached to the skin of the abdomen
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