Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

This is to give the bowel time to heal. An ileostomy is an opening (stoma) of the small bowel (ileum) onto the surface of the tummy (abdomen). A colostomy is an opening (stoma) of the large bowel ...

Having an ostomy now is much different than it used to be. Obviously, nobody wants to have this procedure, but if there is a medical condition, and you have to have this procedure, the equipment ...

Nancy Kemeny, MD (cont.) So I think the concept of colostomy is not as bad as it usually is. In some patients, where there is an emergency operation and then they put a colostomy right in the ...

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...