Search Results for: colostomy

perineal colostomy

An opening made surgically to allow the colon to exit the body through the perineum (the area of the body between the anus and the vulva in females, and between … [Read more...]

colostomy

An opening into the colon from the outside of the body. A colostomy provides a new path for waste material to leave the body after part of the colon has been … [Read more...]

abdominoperineal resection

Surgery to remove the anus, the rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon through an incision made in the abdomen. The end of the intestine is attached to an … [Read more...]

ostomy

An operation to create an opening (a stoma) from an area inside the body to the outside. Colostomy and urostomy are types of ostomies. … [Read more...]