In a total colectomy, the entire colon is removed. However, either part or all of the rectum is left intact. The outcome of this surgery could take one of a few forms. An ileostomy may be ...

Complete colectomy is a formidable procedure, and problems associated with permanent ileostomy are often difficult. There is also the very real hazard that complicating carcinoma may develop ...

Because of the high incidence of peristomal skin conditions in the ostomy patient population, it is also important to consider certain risk factors that may predispose the patient to developing ...

in April 2023 A 14-year-old girl has said getting a stoma saved her life and was "the best thing I ever did". Imogen from Basingstoke, Hampshire, underwent a subtotal colectomy - where most of the ...

Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, removes a diseased or damaged part of ... This creates an opening, called a stoma, on the outside of the body for the stool, or feces, to pass through ...

The results of the aforementioned ACD cases indicate the need to patch-test ostomy patients to help prevent the onset of further peristomal dermatologic complications. In addition to testing with ...