Colostomy WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Colostomy and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. American Cancer Society: Colostomy Guide cancer.org - Colostomy Guide
  2. Cleveland Clinic: Colostomy clevelandclinic.org - Colostomy
  3. A.D.A.M. (via Medline Plus): Colostomy nlm.nih.gov - Colostomy
  4. Mayo Clinic: Ostomy: Adapting to Life After Colostomy, Ileostomy or Urostomy mayoclinic.com - Ostomy: Adapting to Life After Colostomy, Ileostomy or Urostomy
  5. HealthAtoZ: Colostomy healthatoz.com - Colostomy
  6. SurgeryChannel: Colostomy surgerychannel.com - Colostomy
  7. Wikipedia: Colostomy en.wikipedia.org - Colostomy
  8. aHeallthyMe: Colostomy ahealthyme.com - Colostomy
  9. NHS Direct: Colostomy nhsdirect.nhs.uk - Colostomy
  10. MedicineNet: Colostomy A Patient's Perspective By Craig J. M. medicinenet.com - Colostomy A Patient's Perspective By Craig J. M.


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Research Notes on Colostomy


Colostomy is a surgical procedure that involves in creating an opening to the abdominal wall and attaching part of the large intestine to it to provide a way out for the feces. It is performed on patients with intestinal problems such as colorectal cancer, diverticulitis and intestinal obstruction. A temporary colostomy can also be performed after a colon surgery to facilitate healing.

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