ileostomy

IPA: ˈɪɫioʊstʌmi

The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).

Examples of "ileostomy" in Sentences

An ileostomy valve for controlling bowel continence.
An alternative to an ileo anal pouch is an ileostomy.
Some patients require ileostomy after this procedure.
A filter is provided for a colostomy or ileostomy bag.
His ileostomy was eventually reversed in a Koch pouch procedure.
An ileostomy pouch and mounting device for the pouch are disclosed.
I never told him about the ileostomy, but I did tell some of my boyfriends.
He spoke too fast for my brain, using words like fistula, ileostomy, and carcinomatosis.
She was fed formula through a gastric tube and stooled through this ileostomy opening into a bag.
Her brother warned her that no one would ever be interested in her sexually if she had the ileostomy.
“What are these?” she asks, looking down at the stomas and the ileostomy bag that drains out her bile.
Her ileostomy appliance just goes on the list, one more mundane irritation no different from the rest.
The new plumbing was pretty bruised and the post-radiation tissue slow to heal, so they rerouted my business via an ileostomy, which is like the better-known colostomy, but coming off of the end of the small rather than large intestine.