Any opening into a cavity in the body.
The mouth.
Opening or pore on the surface, especially a surgically created opening of an internal organ on the surface of the body, as in colostomy or tracheostomy.
An artificially created opening on the surface of the body, such as a colostomy or tracheostomy.
A surgically created opening in the body. For example, stoma is commonly made in the abdominal wall to allow stool to pass from the body into a bag. Stomas are used in the treatment of digestive diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, or colorectal cancer.
A surgically created opening in the body. A stoma is commonly made in the abdominal wall to allow stool to pass from the body into a bag. Stomas are used in the treatment of digestive diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease, or colorectal cancer. In a colostomy, the stoma opens from the large intestine. In an ileostomy, the stoma opens from the lower part of the small intestine (the ileum). Colostomies and ileostomies can be temporary or permanent. When they are temporary, the stoma is surgically closed after the intestine has recovered from inflammation or surgery.
An opening constructed when the bowel has to be brought to the skin surface to convey gastrointestinal contents to the exterior. When the colon is involved, it is called a colostomy; bringing the stomach to the surface is gastrostomy; doing so for the urethra is urostomy. Colostomy may be undertaken because of malignancy of the colon or rectum or as a result of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease. Urostomies usually take the form of an isolated loop of ilium into which the ureters have been implanted and which in its turn is either brought to the skin’s surface or converted into an artificial bladder. This is undertaken either because of bladder cancer or because of neurological diseases of the bladder. A gastrostomy may be used for feeding someone for whom swallowing is impossible or risky. Otherwise, stomas drain into appliances such as disposable plastic bags. Modern appliances collect the effluent of stoma without any leak or odour. Advice is available from the Colostomy Association.
A surgical incision created in the abdominal wall to enable direct passage of waste products to the exterior.
A term denoting the direct significance of “mouth” or “opening.” Frequently, this term is employed to depict the stoma, which can be formed through surgery on the abdominal wall. This surgical opening enables the intestines to empty into a bag or pouch affixed to the skin’s surface.
A tiny aperture or pore on the surface of a plant or animal.
A minor aperture that facilitates communication between adjacent lymph cells.
An aperture formed on the abdominal wall through surgical procedures like colostomy.