ileostomy
Sign in to saveIleostomy is a stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin, or the surgical procedure which creates this opening. Intestinal waste passes out of the ileostomy and is collected in an external ostomy system which is placed next to the opening. Ileostomies are usually sited above the groin on the right hand side of the abdomen.
Key facts
- Interventions.Name
- Ileostomy
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- Ileostomy
- Interventions.MeshID
- D007081
- Interventions.MedlinePlus
- 007378
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12 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Duration
- Living with an ileostomy
- Other options
- Barnett continent intestinal reservoir
- How it works
- Background and origin
- Surgical candidates
- Success rates and case studies
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ileostomy is a stoma (surgical opening) constructed by bringing the end or loop of small intestine (the ileum) out onto the surface of the skin, or the surgical procedure which creates this opening. Intestinal waste passes out of the ileostomy and is collected in an external ostomy system which is placed next to the opening. Ileostomies are usually sited above the groin on the right hand side of the abdomen.
==Uses== Ileostomies are necessary where injury or a surgical response to disease has meant the large intestine cannot safely process waste, typically because the colon and rectum have been partially or wholly removed.