What is the differeance in a ileostomy and a colomostmy?

Answer 1

Hi!

An End Colostomy is when the colon is completely severed in half. A surgeon closes the end that leads to the rectum while creating a stoma with the other end. With an End Colostomy, a patient's fecal matter discharges only from the stoma.

A Loop Colostomy is when a surgeon takes the intestine/bowel, loops it through a small abdominal incision, and cutes the intestine half way. The surgeon then attaches the folded, double opening stoma to the abdomen. In this case, because the intestine is not completely severed, it is possible to continue rectal fecal passage.

I have had both. I prefer to have my EC, so as not to deal with fecal matter exiting two areas of my body. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

A colotmy is an incision of the colon, a colostomy is s a surgical procedure in which a stoma is formed by drawing the healthy end of the large intestine or colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place.

Answer 3

End colostomy has a severed portion of the colon closed off and proximal end creating the ostomy.

loop osotomy

created by both end of colon exiting the abdominal body wall and ability to produce mucus stool with passage rectallly

and via ostomy.

Answer 4

An ostomy is a non-natural opening created with one of the tubular structures of the body. A colostomy is created when a portion of the colon is brought from inside the abdominal cavity out through an opening in the skin, creating a stoma or new opening. An ileostomy is created the last portion of the small intestine or ileum is brought out as an opening through the skin. The stomas created from the ileum and colon are usually covered with a collection bag that can be emptied as needed.