colostomy

• Procedimento cirúrgico no qual é criada uma abertura (estoma) no cólon através da parede abdominal para permitir a saída de fezes do corpo.

A surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) from the colon to the surface of the abdomen, allowing waste to exit the body.

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   A surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) from the colon to the abdominal wall, allowing waste to exit the body into a collection bag.

   Abertura cirúrgica

   • After the surgery, the patient had to learn how to care for their colostomy.
   • The doctor explained that a colostomy might be temporary or permanent.
   • Living with a colostomy requires adjustments, but many people lead active lives.

   Sinônimosostomystoma