Your surgeon provides this by performing an ileostomy. This involves pulling part of your small intestine through an opening in your lower abdomen. The small intestine eliminates waste into a ...

Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and conditions affecting the digestive system. Both include the creation of a stoma, by which a small piece of intestine ...

So after an ileostomy, patients have a stoma or an opening in their abdomen. It's usually in the right lower quadrant. And now, fortunately, the technology for ileostomies have been improved ...

It is the end of the intestine that can be seen on the skin of your belly. There are two types of ostomies: ileostomy and colostomy. Ileostomy. An ileostomy is an opening that connects the small bowel ...