Colostomy

Colostomy
Definition:
Colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings the end of the large intenstine through the abdominal wall. Stools moving through the intestinedrain into a bag attached to the abdomen.
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COLOSTOMY - The surgical construction of an artificial anus between the colon and the surface of the abdomen.
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If you have a colostomy or ileostomy, you'll find that various foods affect your digestive tract differently. Just as some foods gave you gas before your surgery, you'll likely experience gas with certain foods now that you have an ostomy.
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Colostomy quandary
One of the fears that people have about bowel cancer is that treatment will mean living permanently with a colostomy (where the bowel is made to open through a hole in the skin of the abdomen).
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Colostomy
An operation where the large intestine is diverted through an opening in the abdomen and waste is excreted.
Feces ...
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colostomy
Surgery that makes an opening to the intestine through the surface of the abdomen. The opening empties the bowels.
colostrum ...
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ColostomyA procedure performed when a large quantity of intestine is removed. The end piece of the intestine leading to the rectum is closed.
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- Colostomy
- Small Bowel Resection
Review Date : 11/18/2002
Reviewed By : James P. Dolan, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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perineal colostomy
An opening made surgically to allow the colon to exit the body through the perineum (the area of the body between the anus and the vulva in females, and between the anus and the scrotum in males).
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Resection and colostomy: If the doctor is not able to sew the 2 ends of the colon back together, a stoma (an opening) is made on the outside of the body for waste to pass through. This procedure is called a colostomy.
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Colostomy
Colposcopy of vagina and cervix *
Coma, diabetic *
Common bile duct exploration
Common cold*
Common duct stones (see also Gallbladder problems and procedures)
Communication in intimate relationships
Compartment syndrome ...
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The latter is done by creating a colostomy. With a colostomy, the large intestine is divided into two sections and the ends of intestine are brought through openings in the abdomen.
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Instead, the surgeon creates a temporary hole, or stoma, in the abdomen and connects the colon to it, a procedure called a colostomy. A bag is attached to collect the stool.
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In some cases a colostomy (an opening that allows waste to be expelled through an opening in the abdomen rather than through the anus) is created either temporarily, to allow healing, or permanently, ...
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This includes people with colostomy or ileostomy bags, piles, irritable bowl syndrome, and anal fissures (small cracks around the anus). Stimulant laxatives are helpful if the bowel is full and a bulk-forming laxative is inappropriate.
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Depending on the extent of the infection, surgical exploration of the abdomen and a colostomy also may be necessary. Triple-drug antibiotic therapy is given with, for example, Flagyl (metronidazole), ampicillin, and gentamicin.
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Your stools will be chalky and light-colored for 24 to 72 hours after the test. If you have a colostomy, irrigate it after the last x-ray is taken and again in the morning.
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Colostomy A surgical procedure by which an opening is created between the colon and the outside of the abdomen to allow stool to be emptied into a collection bag. Colposcopy Examination of the vagina and cervix with an instrument called a colposcope.
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