Is 60 days likely to be long enough after a transverse double-barrel colostomy for colon perforation and takedown of a Goretex dual-mesh graft (24 x 30 cm) for reversal of colostomy in view of ...

Doctors may recommend a colostomy if the bowel becomes diseased or damaged. This procedure involves cutting into the abdominal wall to drain stool from the colon. Any surgery ending in “ostomy” ...

A colostomy bag is a plastic bag that collects fecal matter, also called stool or poop, from the digestive tract through an opening in the abdominal wall called a stoma. Doctors attach a bag to the ...

Clinical Infectious Diseases publishes clinically relevant articles on the pathogenesis, clinical investigation, medical microbiology, diagnosis, immune mechanisms, and treatment of diseases caused by ...

Abdominal wall hernias through a standard midline laparotomy occur at high rates, in the range of 10%. Primary repair of such hernia defects has been associated with recurrence rates in the range of ...

An ileostomy and a colostomy are surgical procedures that reroute part of the intestines to an opening in the abdominal wall. Ileostomies involve the small intestine, while colostomies involve the ...

A one-year-old infant with a rare congenital condition called anorectal malformation (ARM) -- meaning, the baby had no anal opening -- was recently treated successfully after undergoing a series of ...

The Colostomy Association has raised concerns after Pangbourne Parish Council refused to fund or manage the village public conveniences. Its decision followed a budget cut by West Berkshire Council ...