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colostomy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ostomy |
Examples of colostomy
colostomy
The colostomy the doctor performed was not the prescribed Hartmann's colostomy.
From the businessweek.com
In the past, the only hope for many of these sufferers was to have a colostomy.
From the newscientist.com
The machine can also detect implants and medical devices, such as colostomy bags.
From the smh.com.au
My partner has Crohns disease, had multiple resections, surgeries and a colostomy.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
She was left with a colostomy, a temporary measure that she plans to have reversed.
From the usatoday.com
He managed the Cleveland Indians for a time with a colostomy bag under his uniform.
From the chron.com
She has a catheter, a colostomy bag and receives care seven hours of the day.
From the smh.com.au
He recently had a colostomy reversal and only got back on the cycle a few weeks ago.
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
And as with a colostomy bag, it is there to serve a purpose, namely, to prevent VPL.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus
- A colostomy is a reversible surgical procedure in which a stoma is formed by drawing the healthy end of the large intestine or colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place. ...
- An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; The opening produced in such incision
- Operation that makes it possible for stool to leave the body after the rectum has been removed.
- A surgically created opening of the colon to the abdominal wall, allowing the diversion of fecal waste.
- A surgically constructed connection between the large intestine (colon) and the skin. Requires an appliance or "bag" to collect intestinal waste.
- (co-loss-tuh-me) an opening in the abdomen for getting rid of body waste (stool). A colostomy is sometimes needed after surgery for cancer of the rectum.
- A surgically created opening to allow the colon, the lower section of the large intestine, to empty directly through the abdominal wall.
- Surgery that routes the colon to an opening in the abdomen for elimination of stool.
