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

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   Stoma and ostomy bags may also be referred to as colostomy bags. "There are different types of bags for a stoma but ultimately a stoma bag or ostomy bag are really the same thing," Mumtaz says.

3. Ostomy system - Wikipedia

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   A typical ostomy pouch, in this case a closed-end or "disposable". Note the flange ring, which uses a "Tupperware" type of seal One-piece (open-end) bags. The method of attachment to the barrier varies between manufactures and includes permanent (one-piece), press-on/click ("Tupperware" type), turning locking rings and "sticky" adhesive mounts ...

4. Colostomy - Wikipedia

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   Colostomy or ileostomy is now rarely performed for rectal cancer, with surgeons usually preferring primary resection and internal anastomosis, [3] e.g. an ileo-anal pouch. In place of an external appliance , an internal ileo-anal pouch is constructed using a portion of the patient's lower intestine, to act as a new rectum to replace the removed ...

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

6. Stoma (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Colostomy; Duodenostomy; Ileostomy; Jejunostomy; Appendicostomy (see also continence appendicostomy) One well-known form of an artificial stoma is a colostomy, which is a surgically created opening in the large intestine that allows the removal of feces out of the body, bypassing the rectum, to drain into a pouch or other collection

7. Colectomy - Wikipedia

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   Several factors are taken into account when deciding between anastomosis or colostomy, including: Ileostomy patient with ostomy wafer . Urgency of presentation; Contamination of the operative field; Technical difficulty of the anastomosis; Disease severity and stage; Physiologic considerations: pelvic floor function, length of bowel remaining;