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What is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the sigmoid colon?
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β 9y ago
We call this a colostomy. The first part of the word comes from colon as you can imagine and -stom- means mouth or opening. The last part is -my and that means surgery or cutting. Surgery that opens the colon to the outside.
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β 8y ago
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β 8y agoColostomy is surgical creation of a new opening into the large intestine.
The name of the opening is Colostomy and the surgical procedure is the same name as well. ( Colo= Large bowel and Ostomy = opening).
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β 8y agoA surgical incision into the colon, or large intestine, is a colotomy.
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β 9y agoSigmoidostomy is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the sigmoid colon. The sigmoid is the last portion of the colon.
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β 9y agoCecostomy is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the first part of the colon. It can be used to manage fecal incontinence.
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β 8y agoA colostomy is a new surgical opening created in the large intestine.
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