Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Ileostomy and colostomy are two types of ostomy surgery that treat diseases and ...

Colostomy surgery is a surgical procedure to remove part of the colon and create an opening to allow stool to pass out of the ...

Nancy Kemeny, MD (cont.) So I think the concept of colostomy is not as bad as it usually is. In some patients, where there is an emergency operation and then they put a colostomy right in the ...

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 ...