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Colostomy

A colostomy is an opening (stoma) in the large intestine (colon), or the surgical procedure that creates one. The opening is formed by drawing the healthy end of the colon through an incision in the anterior abdominal wall and suturing it into place. This opening, often in conjunction with an attached ostomy system, provides an alternative channel for…

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ICD-9-CM
46.1
MedlinePlus
002942
MeSH
D003125

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Colostomy

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples39
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Colostomy

Top relations

related to Routine care · 15
Colostomy → Appliances, Cleveland Clinic, Even, Jones, Kehm, Most, One, Pouches, Sometimes, The, These, They, This, Two, While
related to Types · 9
Colostomy → Double, End, Hartmann's, Loop, Most, Only, The, This, Types
related to Uses · 5
Colostomy → Children, Fecal, In, Some, There
related to Complications · 4
Colostomy → Following, Parastomal, PH, Prolapse
is a · 2
Colostomy → opening, temporary colostomy with two openings into the colon
ICD-9-CM · 1
Colostomy → 46.1
MedlinePlus · 1
Colostomy → 002942
MeSH · 1
Colostomy → D003125
related to Alternatives · 1
Colostomy → In

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stoma colon bowel anus patients one place may opening procedure abdomen usually pouch pouches ostomy removed part irrigation feces common

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ColostomyICD-9-CM46.11.00infobox
ColostomyMedlinePlus0029421.00infobox
ColostomyMeSHD0031251.00infobox
Colostomyis aopening0.90text
Colostomyis atemporary colostomy with two openings into the colon0.90text
Colostomyrelated to AlternativesIn0.60section
Colostomyrelated to ComplicationsParastomal0.60section
Colostomyrelated to ComplicationsPH0.60section
Colostomyrelated to ComplicationsProlapse0.60section
Colostomyrelated to ComplicationsFollowing0.60section
Colostomyrelated to Routine carePouches0.60section
Colostomyrelated to Routine careSometimes0.60section

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