Ileostomy and colostomy are both surgical procedures to create an opening in the abdomen to reroute the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Diversion colitis (DC) is a condition that causes a part of the ...

Colostomy procedures can help with managing several conditions, including diverticulitis and colon cancer. There are four main types, each suited to different scenarios. A colostomy is a type of ...

A woman who was going to the toilet 40 times a day says she feels like a "new woman" after having her entire bowel removed during emergency surgery and now lives with a permanent stoma. Charlie Ryan, ...

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits—often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a study in the ...

Ostomy procedures have been keeping people alive for hundreds of years, but not everyone has knowledge about these life-saving procedures or their impact on the lives of the people who have them. I ...

Tseung Kwan O Hospital has launched a probe into the death of an 85-year-old patient after surgery. According to the ...