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Medline Plus: Colostomy

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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 should expect afterwards.

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after a colostomy, care for a colostomy, colostomy, colostomy care, colostomy patients, colostomy procedure, stoma, medline plus, national institutes of health, national library of medicine, bowel resections, colon, creation of a colostomy, intestinal opening, resected colon
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)