For many people diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery can bring lifesaving treatment but also lasting changes.

Colostomy surgery creates an opening in your abdomen to pass waste, which collects in a bag. Some colostomies are temporary and can be reversed after healing, while others are permanent. Colostomy ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of surgery in which a small piece of the intestine is brought through the abdomen. An ileostomy is made from the small intestine, while a colostomy comes from the ...

November 29, 2022 – Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am responding to a recent letter from a reader anxious about undergoing a colonoscopy. One of her concerns was a possible perforation requiring additional surgery and a temporary ...

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 ...

“We can’t keep taking sections out of your gut and suturing you back together. It’s time to discuss ostomy surgery,” my doctor said. I was 34. My reaction was ...

Treatment for Hirschsprung disease typically involves a surgical procedure known as a pull-through procedure to remove a section of the colon. Some people may also need ostomy surgery. Hirschsprung ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jessica Grossman was faced with a difficult choice when she was 13 years old. "I was so sick that my intestines were basically ...

Manhasset-based North Shore University Hospital, part of the Northwell Health system, has opened an ostomy clinic. Ostomy surgery allows waste or urine pass through an opening in the abdomen to a ...