Ileostomy for chronic ulcerative colitis performed through a segment of ileum that is the site of ulcerative inflammatory changes will probably produce a poor operative result.

Also, among patients in the post-biologic group who underwent colectomy with terminal ileostomy and received biologic treatment with infliximab or adalimumab (n=75), most were able to undergo ...

British radio presenter Adele Roberts became the fastest woman to complete the London Marathon with an ileostomy, running the distance in just over three and a half hours on Sunday.

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Ileoscopy was performed and multiple ulcerations were seen (Figure 1). An abdominal CT scan showed severe inflammation in the region of the terminal ileum and the ostomy (Figures 2 and 3).

Two wound ostomy nurses have proposed a scale that distinguishes between end-of-life skin failure and pressure injuries (PIs), a tool that could lead to better interventions and decrease ...

Kay Short, known to many in Corner Brook as "Dean Catherine" from the Anglican cathedral, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer four years ago.