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What is a stoma?
Stoma comes from the Greek language meaning "mouth" or "opening".
The general term stoma is often used to describe a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy.
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A Stomal Therapy Nurse is a registered nurse who has completed further studies. They have advanced knowledge of wound, stoma and continence care.
What is a Stomal Therapy Nurse?
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A colostomy is a surgically created opening of the colon (large bowel) brought to the outside of the abdomen.
An ileostomy is a surgically created opening of the ileum (small bowel) brought to the outside of the abdomen.
A urostomy is the surgically created ileal conduit (a segment of small bowel) brought to the outside of the abdomen, to allow urinary diversion .
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