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2. Ostomy system - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Gastroenterology. [edit on Wikidata] An ostomy pouching system[1] is a prosthetic medical device that provides a means for the collection of waste from a surgically diverted biological system (colon, ileum, bladder) and the creation of a stoma. Pouching systems are most commonly associated with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies.

3. What are stoma and ostomy bags? Doctors explain - AOL

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   A stoma is used to treat some digestive and urinary diseases, he explains, and can be either permanent, when an organ needs to be removed, or temporary, when an organ needs time to heal. A stoma ...

4. Ileostomy - Wikipedia

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   Ileostomy is a stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin, or the surgical procedure which creates this opening. [ 1 ] Intestinal waste passes out of the ileostomy and is collected in an external ostomy system which is placed next to the opening.

5. Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   In anatomy, a stoma (pl.: stomata / ˈstoʊmətə / or stomas) is any opening in the body. For example, a mouth, a nose, and an anus are natural stomata. Any hollow organ can be manipulated into an artificial stoma as necessary. This includes the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, ileum, colon, pleural cavity, ureters, urinary bladder, and renal pelvis.

6. Cancer survivor with ileostomy bag left without running water ...

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   A woman who recently recovered from bowel cancer was forced to change her ileostomy bag “several times” a day after thousands of people were left without water when a major incident was ...

7. Matthew Perry recalls horrors of dealing with colostomy bag ...

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   Another shocking revelation was Perry discussing having a colostomy bag after his colon exploded in 2018 due to OxyContin abuse. While in a coma on life support over a two week period of his five ...