Colostomy

In some cases, after the surgeon resects a portion of the colon, it may be necessary to attach the remaining colon to the outside of the body in a procedure known as a colostomy. When a hole (stomach) is formed in the abdominal wall, excrement can exit the body. The colonic pouch is attached to the ostium to collect excrement

Colonoscopy is a procedure that creates an opening for the colon or large intestine through the abdomen. Colonoscopy is temporary or permanent. Usually done after intestinal surgery or after injury. The most permanent colostomy is an "artificial colostomy," and many temporary colostomy procedures bring one side of the colon to the opening of the abdomen. At the end of the ostomy, the end of the colon passes through the abdominal wall where it can rotate like a cuff. Thereafter, the edges of the colon are sutured to the skin of the abdominal wall to form an opening called a stoma. Feces are discharged from small holes and placed in bags or sachets attached to the abdomen. In a temporary "annular colostomy," a hole is drilled in the colon side and sutured to the corresponding hole in the abdominal wall. This can be more easily reversed by simply separating the colon from the abdominal wall and closing the hole to reconstruct the fecal flow through the colon.

When your colon is cut to form an ostomy, a colostomis occurs when it is cut through the abdominal wall. Later, your feces will be collected in a bag called an artificial anal pocket attached to the opening until the colon heals or other corrective surgery is done. In most cases, colostomy is a temporary measure. However, in some cases, an ostomy may be permanent. Colonoscopy is a small incision through the abdominal wall (the part of the intestine excised from the side of the main incision). The upper cut end of the intestine is drawn through the opening and the edge is sewn to the edge of the opening. The lower cut can be closed inside or out