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Stoma (medicine)

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When planning the position of the stoma, a stoma nurse should bear in mind the height of the person's waist and beltline so that clothes can fit as before. Also a peri-stomal hernia belt worn from the start can help prevent the stoma from developing a serious hernia problem.
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Surgical procedures that involve the creation of an artificial stoma have names that typically end with the suffix "-ostomy", and the same names are also often used to refer to the stoma thus created. For example, the word
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For greatest success and to minimize negative effects, it is preferable to perform this procedure as low down in the tract as possible, as this allows the maximal amount of natural
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procedure is invoked usually as a result of and solution to disease in the GIT. The procedure involves bisecting this tube, usually between the later stage of the small intestine (
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matter from the body. The stoma is usually covered with a removable pouching system (adhesive or mechanical) that collects and contains the output for later disposal. Modern
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enable most individuals to resume normal activities and lifestyles after surgery, often with no outward physical evidence of the stoma or its pouching system.
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complicated by a large parastomal hernia, which is when tissue protrudes adjacent to the stoma tract.
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Parastomal hernia is the most common late complication of stomata through the
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can be manipulated into an artificial stoma as necessary. This includes the
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Stomata are created in particular in surgical procedures involving the
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of same patient, showing intestines within the hernia.
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Index

anatomy
/ˈstmətə/
mouth
nose
anus
organ
esophagus
stomach
duodenum
ileum
colon
pleural cavity
ureters
urinary bladder
renal pelvis
colostomy
wound, ostomy, and continence nursing


colostomy

CT scan
abdominal wall
gastrointestinal tract
Gastrostomy
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Cholecystostomy
Enteric
Cecostomy
Colostomy

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