When a surgeon removes all or part of the bladder, they create a new channel to allow urine to drain from the body. This type of surgery is called an ileal conduit. After surgery, a person will live ...

I didn't know what my life would be like after ostomy surgery, and I was still terrified of my decision to go ahead with the surgical procedure. The surgeon explained how he would surgically remove ...

OCEANSIDE — Often when people who have had ostomy surgeryattend their first support group meeting, they believe they havebeen sent to the wrong place because the people in the room look nodifferent ...

Prolapsed stoma is when a piece of your intestine pushes out through the stoma, or opening, in your belly. It’s a possible complication of colostomy or ileostomy surgery. A prolapsed stoma may look ...

A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the abdominal wall, called a stoma, to reroute urine flow. A stoma may be necessary when the bladder is diseased or does not ...

Manhasset-based North Shore University Hospital, part of the Northwell Health system, has opened an ostomy clinic. Ostomy surgery allows waste or urine pass through an opening in the abdomen to a ...

Treatment for Hirschsprung disease typically involves a surgical procedure known as a pull-through procedure to remove a section of the colon. Some people may also need ostomy surgery. Hirschsprung ...