- Ostomy: What It Is, Surgery, What To Expect Bag Care
An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates an opening (stoma) in your abdomen, changing the way that pee and poop exit your body Ostomies can be temporary or permanent
- Ostomy - MedlinePlus
An ostomy treats certain diseases of the digestive or urinary systems Learn about different types of ostomy including colostomy and ileostomy
- What is Ostomy: Bags Pouches, Surgery Details, Care Tips - WebMD
An ostomy is a surgery that creates a hole to allow stool (poop) or urine (pee) to leave your body through your belly It’s a new exit route for waste if you can’t poop or pee the way you
- Ostomy: Procedure, aftercare, duration, and more - Medical News Today
An ostomy procedure involves changing the way bodily waste like urine or stool exits the body It can protect the abdominal cavity to allow damaged or inflamed parts of the digestive system to
- Ostomy system - Wikipedia
Ostomy system 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
- Ostomy - Hendrick Health
Hendrick Health's ostomy services are available for new and existing patients providing products best suited for the patient's body and emotional needs View our resources on practical ostomy self-care, ostomy management and irrigation, management of common complications, and more
- Understanding Stoma and Ostomy Basics
Wound care nurses know that it’s not uncommon to hear the terms ostomy and stoma used interchangeably, even though they have different meanings What is a stoma? Let’s start with the basics: The stoma is the mouth-like, visible part of an ostomy
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