After ostomy surgery, your nurse will explain in detail how to care for your stoma and change your ostomy bag. Here is a quick review of what you need to know to keep your stoma clean and healthy ...

At an Ostomy Awareness workshop held at Livingstone Hospital in the Eastern Cape on April 11, this was a poignant reminder of the dire situation facing ostomates in South Africa.

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 ...

In addition, it is essential that surgeons, wound care and ostomy nurses, and dermatologists cooperate and communicate to ensure proper care of the patient.

All the news related to stoma care services updated in real time Found 1 for stoma care services Order by: Newest Oldest Local News Charity night raises funds for the Stoma Care Service at Altnagelvin ...

Stool then comes out of this opening. This is called a colostomy and is usually only needed for a short time. Sometimes the end of the small intestine (the ileum) instead of the colon is connected to ...

Total Proctocolectomy with Brooke Ileostomy During this procedure, the entire colon and rectum are removed. Your doctor will perform an ileostomy, which brings your small intestine out through the ...

The paper presents data on the sodium, potassium, and water content of ileostomy dejecta from 12 patients with new ileostomies and six patients with established ones. The effects of administration of ...