Introduction: Bowel management is a significant source of concern for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and may significantly alter quality of life. The effect of colostomy formation on both ...

Colostomy prolapse is a complication of colostomy surgery where the bowel protrudes through the stoma. This complication can make it hard to care for the stoma and may affect quality of life. A ...

Patients with jejunostomy after extensive small-bowel resection have major problems with water, sodium and magnesium depletion. They rapidly become dehydrated if appropriate treatment is not given.

A loop colostomy is a procedure that enables a person to pass stool when their bowel is not functioning correctly. It involves surgeons opening up a loop of the colon through the stomach to form a ...

The stoma can measure from 1 to 1 1/2 inches around. Unlike your anus, the stoma has no sphincter muscle (the muscles that control bowel movements), so most people cannot control the exit of waste.