Colostomy surgery is a surgical procedure to remove part of the colon and create an opening to allow stool to pass out of the ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a ...

You’ll have a bag that attaches to the ostomy to ... It’s rare to need a colostomy after colon cancer surgery. But about 1 in 8 people with rectal cancer needs an ostomy, according to the ...

Colorectal Surgery with Transanal Excision procedure is an ... The procedure allows for the functioning of the anal sphincter and eliminates the need for a colostomy bag after surgery. The major ...

Nancy Kemeny, MD (cont.) So I think the concept of colostomy is not as bad as it usually is. In some patients, where there is an emergency operation and then they put a colostomy right in the ...