Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

An ostomy is a surgically created opening that reroutes the small intestine, colon or bladder into a pouch outside of the body. Ostomies are put in place for different reasons and can be permanent ...

The ostomy bags, which can be permanently or temporarily attached to the body as a way to reroute waste from exiting, are typically used after surgical procedures because of malfunctioning body ...