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2. Elise Sørensen - Wikipedia

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   Ostomy Pouch. Elise Sørensen (Kalundborg, July 2, 1903 – Ordrup, July 5, 1977) [1] was a Danish nurse and the inventor of the colostomy bag. [2]In 1954 her sister had an ostomy operation (a procedure that takes the end of the intestine out through the abdomen, allowing waste to exit via a surgically created stoma). [3]

3. Coloplast - Wikipedia

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   In selected markets, Coloplast is a direct supplier to consumers. The company had revenues of DKK 18.554 billion in 2020/2021. Europe constitutes the biggest market with 63% of sales, while 22% of sales are in North America and 15% in the rest of the world. [1] Coloplast is listed on the Danish Stock Exchange, and has for a number of years been ...

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

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

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   An ileostomy connects the last part of the small intestine to the abdominal wall, and the bag catches the waste. "Ten times worse," he said of the experience. "You have to deal with an ileostomy ...

7. Colostomy - Wikipedia

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   002942. [edit on Wikidata] 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. This opening, often in conjunction with an attached ostomy system ...