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  2. Ostomy system - Wikipedia

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    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. Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Stoma (medicine) 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 ...

  4. Colostomy - Wikipedia

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    People with colostomies must wear an ostomy pouching system to collect intestinal waste. Ordinarily, the pouch must be emptied or changed a couple of times a day depending on the frequency of activity; in general the further from the anus (i.e., the further 'up' the intestinal tract) the ostomy is located the greater the output and more ...

  5. 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.

  6. Jejunostomy - Wikipedia

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    46.32. MeSH. D007582. [ edit on Wikidata] Jejunostomy is the surgical creation of an opening (stoma) through the skin at the front of the abdomen and the wall of the jejunum (part of the small intestine ). It can be performed either endoscopically, or with open surgery.

  7. Indiana pouch - Wikipedia

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    urology. [ edit on Wikidata] An Indiana pouch is a surgically -created urinary diversion used to create a way for the body to store and eliminate urine for patients who have had their urinary bladders removed as a result of bladder cancer, pelvic exenteration, bladder exstrophy or who are not continent due to a congenital, neurogenic bladder ...

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