Colostomy
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colostomy-184-3998145
title:
Colostomy
text:
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, provides an alternative channel for feces to leave the body. Thus if the natural anus is unavailable for that function, an artificial anus takes over. It may be reversible or irrever
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encyclopedia
description:
Surgical procedure in which a hole is cut into the colon and stoma is placed
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colostomy
date created:
2004-10-18T04:49:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T12:48:15Z
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