Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD A stoma is an opening created in the wall of the abdomen during surgery that allows ...

Doctors determine the amount of ostomy supplies a person needs according to the type, location, and construction of the ostomy and the skin’s condition around the stoma. Medicare will cover a ...

A woman who created her own ostomy bag covers after having bowel surgery has made more than 600 to give to others. Kimberley Swales, 44, from Yeadon, West Yorkshire, had an ostomy - where part of ...

Peristomal dermatoses commonly afflict the area around stoma openings in ostomy patients. These complications, however, are often unreported by patients and remain untreated for years, thus ...

Colostomy and ileostomy both involve rerouting the GI tract through an opening in the abdomen. This opening is called a stoma. A person then wears a collection bag over the stoma. This bag ...