Colostomy surgery is a procedure where the colon or large intestine is diverted to an artificial opening on the lower section of the wall of the abdomen so that it can expel out fecal matter to the ...

COIMBATORE: Doctors in Government District Headquarters Hospital in Pollachi recently performed colostomy on a newborn baby boy as the child had no anal opening. A small opening (stoma) was surgically ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 73-year-old retired nurse who has a urostomy. As a member of a local ostomy association, I often meet new people who’ve just had a urostomy or colostomy, and we all agree that ...

When prepping the abdomen prior to planned closure of a diverting (transverse) colostomy, how do you prevent the intestinal content from soiling the prepped field? There are several options for ...

Not everyone with colorectal cancers and bowel diseases needs a colostomy. You may be able to avoid ostomy surgery, depending on the reason for it. A colostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are both surgical procedures to create an opening in the abdomen to reroute the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Diversion colitis (DC) is a condition that causes a part of the ...

Market OverviewThe global ostomy devices market is projected to grow at a healthy rate of 4–5% and is expected to reach approximately USD 3.2 billion by 2026. This steady expansion is driven by rising ...

A colostomy bag diverts stool from your colon. Learn how different foods, including chocolate and sweets, can affect your bowel movements with an ostomy. A colostomy is a surgical hole, or “stoma,” ...

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) will inaugurate an outpatient ostomy (surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening) clinic on November 16 as ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 73-year-old retired nurse who has a urostomy. As a member of a local ostomy association, I often meet new people who’ve just had a urostomy or colostomy, and we all agree that ...