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Medline Plus: Colostomy
This is basic information on the colostomy procedure, through which an opening on the abdomen, called a stoma, is created "For the drainage of stool from the large intestine." Learn why this procedure is performed and what patients...
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Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates: Colostomy
This website provides a very simple explanation of what a colostomy is and why a colostomy is performed by patients.
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Abdomen With Colostomy (Two Stomas)
This website provides a very simple explanation of what a colostomy is and why a colostomy is performed by patients.