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An ostomy is a surgery that creates an opening in your abdomen, changing the way that waste (pee and poop) exits your body. Healthcare providers use ostomy surgery to treat certain diseases of the urinary or digestive systems.
Ostomy surgery is a life-saving procedure that allows bodily waste to pass through a surgically created stoma on the abdomen into a prosthetic known as a ‘pouch’ or ‘ostomy bag’ on the outside of the body or an internal surgically created pouch for continent diversion surgeries.
Colostomy. It takes time to become comfortable with an ostomy — a surgically created opening in your abdomen that allows waste or urine to leave your body. Many questions may run through your mind as you plan your first ventures outside of your home.
Ostomy surgery involves diverting bodily waste through an opening in a person's abdomen. It can be permanent or temporary. Learn more.
Ostomy surgery of the bowel is an operation that changes the way intestinal contents—the waste products of digestion—leave your body when part or all of your bowel is diseased, injured, or missing.
Learn about preparing for and having ostomy surgery of the bowel. Surgeons and ostomy nurses can provide information and help choose the best stoma location.
An ostomy refers to the actual opening in your abdomen. A stoma refers to the end of the intestine that’s sewn into the ostomy. Ostomies can be permanent or temporary. If you have an...
An ostomy (or stoma) is a surgical opening made in the skin when a problem is not allowing a part of the body to function well. Learn the different types of ostomies, why they might be needed, and how they might affect a person's life.
Ostomy surgery of the bowel is an operation that changes the way intestinal contents leave your body when part or all of your bowel is diseased, injured, or missing. During ostomy surgery of the bowel, surgeons connect the large or small intestine to the skin on the outside of your abdomen.
An ostomy is a procedure in which a surgeon creates an opening, or stoma, from the inside of your body to the outside. This opening lets content bypass an...