Colostomy is an artificial opening that is made to put a part of the large intestine in communication with the outside through a stoma, known as a neo-mouth or artificial anus.
Summary
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- 1 Classification
- 1 Treatment
- 2 Recommendations
- 3 Complications
- 2 Sources
- 3 See also
- 4 External Links
Classification
The neboca or artificial anus is classified into:
- Ascending colostomyor cecostomy: This is not a frequently performed procedure.
- Transverse colostomy: Usually performed to divert stool temporarily, its surgical indication is the relief of an intestinal obstruction.
- Descendingor sigmoid colostomy : This is usually a permanent intestinal bypass, where rectal cancer is the most common cause.
Treatment
Treatment is medical , dietary, enterostomy therapy, and odor control . People should quickly become a normal diet, in the early postoperative stages. No special diets are prescribed, only provide recommendations in order to achieve a better adaptation of the intestine to food.
recommendations
People should be taught and recommended to:
- Eat properly, knowing the contributions of food.
- Chew food well.
- Avoid foods that can produce a bad smell.
- Eating foodsthat can smell.
- The proper use of foods that produce gases.
Complications
The most frequent complications of this surgery can be:
- Leak under the brace.
- Electrolyte imbalance.
- Dehydration.
- Intestinal obstruction.
- Bleedingfrom the stoma .
- Stoma stenosis.
- Prolapse of the stoma.
- Eventration.
- Skin infection.
- Stoma necrosis
