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.

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