ileostomy
IPA: ˈɪɫioʊstʌmi
noun
- The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).
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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.