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==Stoma== | ==Stoma== | ||
:''Ostomy'', ''ileostomy'' and ''colostomy'' redirect here. | :''Ostomy'', ''ileostomy'' and ''colostomy'' redirect here. | ||
===General=== | |||
:See: ''[[Colon]]'' and ''[[Small intestine]]''. | :See: ''[[Colon]]'' and ''[[Small intestine]]''. | ||
*Reversal of ''ileostomy'' or ''colostomy''. | *Reversal of ''ileostomy'' or ''colostomy''. | ||
**The (generic) encompassing term for ''ileostomy'' and ''colostomy'' is ''ostomy''.<ref>URL: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ostomy.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ostomy.html]. Accessed on: 27 January 2013.</ref> | **The (generic) encompassing term for ''ileostomy'' and ''colostomy'' is ''ostomy''.<ref>URL: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ostomy.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ostomy.html]. Accessed on: 27 January 2013.</ref> | ||
Stomas are | Stomas are created for a number of reasons: | ||
*Perforated viscous/peritonitis. | *Perforated viscous/peritonitis. | ||
**Trauma. | **Trauma. |
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