An ostomy is a surgically created opening on your abdomen to drain stool. It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and ...

The two primary types of ostomies are: Ileostomy: where part of the small intestine (ileum) is redirected to a stoma. Colostomy: involving the large intestine (colon). Both types help patients ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a stoma, by which a small piece of intestine ...

The previously mentioned case-control study conducted by Nybaek and colleagues in 2009 involved the examination of 199 ostomy patients. [3] The types of ostomies involved were ileostomies ...