A stoma is an opening from an area inside your body to the outside, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. (Photo: Getty Images) You may not know the word for it, but odds are you've seen ...

1. Which doctor does colostomy procedures? Colostomy surgery is carried out by a gastrointestinal surgeon. 2. What is the difference between colostomy and ileostomy procedure? In colostomy, the colon ...

Colostomy is a surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall (stomach) so as to correct an obstruction or damaged part of the colon. Photo ...

I have worn a colostomy bag for about 26 years now. When I started working, I used to worry a lot. What if the colostomy bag falls out in public? It is hard to accept this condition but I have learnt ...

Doctors have removed a piece of cloth that was left inside a woman's body two years after she had an operation to remove a cancerous tumor in Brazil. Mariel Vidal, 58, had the 20-centimeter cloth ...

Wed., Oct. 18, 2017 Phil Moyle, a retired geologist, has had an ileostomy for about 32 years. He’s also a member of a local support group and the editor of a regional newsletter that serves ostomates ...

There are many Kenyans who have undergone surgery which forces them to use waste bags (stoma bags) that collect stool from a small hole on the abdomen. The small hole in the abdomen is called a stoma.